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"You do what you gotta do." Lionsgate has revealed a new official trailer for a gritty L.A. crime drama titled Adverse, from filmmaker Brian A. Metcalf. This originally premiered at the Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal last year before lockdowns began, and has been waiting for a release ever since then. It will not get a direct-to-VOD release in March. Thomas Ian Nicholas stars as Ethan, a ride-share driver who discovers his sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate. He ends up in o

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHarry Lennix reveals he is Martian Manhunter in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
There’s been a lot of back and forth as to what exactly fans can look forward to seeing in the infamous forthcoming Zack Snyder’s Justice League miniseries, but Harry Lennix has cleared up one detail to Collider with the revelation he will indeed appear as the extraterrestrial superhero Martian Manhunter.
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"I need you to focus on your life… Think about the things that you want to know…" Trinity Creative has just revealed an official trailer for an acclaimed British indie film titled Hurt by Paradise, which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2019, also stopping by the Raindance Film Festival. Hurt by Paradise is a film about a poet and a girl with big hair. Together they find friendship as the possibility of their dreams dwindles. It's described as "the British Francis Ha&he

A24’s Saint Maud lands theatrical and streaming releases!
After another festival screening at last year’s Beyond Fest and the indie powerhouse studio initially pulling the film from its release calendar, A24 has announced that the acclaimed psychological horror pic Saint Maud is finally coming to audiences in select theaters at the end of the month followed by a streaming premiere on Epix!
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"You have to experience the good… to appreciate the bad." Whoa! Amazon has unveiled an official trailer for an indie sci-fi drama titled Bliss, the latest from the director of Another Earth and I Origins. What?! No idea he was even making a new film! And it's out in less than a month.A recently-divorced guy falls for an enchanting woman's theory that they live in a harsh, alternative simulation inside of a beautiful, blissful reality. When their newfound 'Bliss' world begins to bleed int

Spike Lee has shared his thoughts on Donald Trump‘s pending White House exit, saying that he thinks history won’t be kind to the outgoing president.Read more: Spike Lee: “My path in life is to speak the truth – I’m not gonna run from it”Speaking in a new interview, the director talked about America’s political future and how he celebrated the recent election result.
Asked how he felt about the outcome of the recent election, Lee told Deadline: &ldqu

New Judas and the Black Messiah Trailer: Power to the People
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a brand new Judas and the Black Messiah trailer for director Shaka King’s forthcoming biographical drama film, starring Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton. The film is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, February 12, 2021 with a simultaneous premiere in theaters and on HBO Max. Check out the video in the player below!
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Bliss Trailer: Owen Wilson & Salma Hayek Star in New Sci-Fi Drama
Amazon Prime Video has released the official trailer for Mike Cahill’s psychological sci-fi romance drama film titled Bliss, featuring Owen Wilson as his character finds it difficult to distinguish reality from fantasy. Also starring Oscar nominee Salma Hayek, the film will be available for streaming on Friday, February 5, 2021. Check out the Bliss trailer in the player below!
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Bloody Hell red-band trailer teases wild, gory and hilarious ride!
Just a few days ahead of its select theatrical and VOD debut, The Horror Collective has unveiled a new, red-band trailer for the Nightstream hit dark horror comedy Bloody Hell promising a wild, gory and hilarious fairy tale. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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The film centers on a man with a mysterious past as he flees the country

January 12 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s January 12 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
SpellMarquis (Omari Hardwick) awakens from a plane crash, wounded, trapped and his family missing. Held by a mysterious elderly woman practicing Hoodoo, he tries to outwit and break fr

Exclusive Hero Dog Trailer Starring Natasha Henstridge
Lionsgate has provided ComingSoon.net with the exclusive Hero Dog trailer, which you can check out in the player below!
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A thrilling family-friendly adventure where man’s best friend comes to the rescue, Hero Dog: The Journey Home will debut on Digital, On Demand, and on DVD March 23 from Lionsgate. An inspiring story of a blind man finding the hope and strength to s

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew teaser & images revealed for The Walking Dead season 10 extension
With just over a month left until the debut of the remaining episodes of the series’ extended tenth season, AMC has unveiled new images and a new teaser for the return of The Walking Dead, which is set to premiere on Sunday, February 28. The trailer and images can be viewed below!
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"Nothing bothers someone who lives day to day." Magnolia Pictures has debuted the first trailer for another wonderful doggie documentary titled Stray. This is sort of a spiritual sequel or companion piece to Keti, the film about stray cats in Istanbul. Stray focuses on stray dogs in Istanbul - three of them specifically: Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal. This originally premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, and also played at DOC NYC and the Montreal Documentary + Stockholm Film Fest. "Stra

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has said that there will be more Avengers movies “at some point”.Read more: What Avengers: Endgame means for the future of the Marvel Cinematic UniverseSpeaking at a press junket for Marvel’s new TV series WandaVision, Feige was asked if the studio will ever make another movie featuring the superhero ensemble.
“I would have to think so. I would have to say yes, at some point,” he told IGN, before joking: “It&rsquo

Episode Count & Length For MCU Shows Including Loki, She-Hulk Revealed
In a recent interview with Collider, when asked about the estimated runtimes for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ shows, Marvel CCO Kevin Feige confirmed that each series will feature different episode counts and lengths. Feige revealed that highly-anticipated MCU shows Loki, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Moon Knight are developed as six-episode seasons with 40-50 minutes of runtime per episode. While She-Hulk

CS Interview: John Rhys-Davies Talks Grizzly II: Revenge
ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to chat with Emmy nominee John Rhys-Davies (Shogun, The Lord of the Rings films, Indiana Jones franchise) about Grizzly II: Revenge, the horror sequel nearly four decades in the making from director André Szöts. You can check out the interview below and order your copy of the movie here!
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Reacting to the slaughter of her cub, a 15-foot g

"Neutralize him by any means necessary." Warner Bros has unveiled a second trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, which is now set to open in theaters + on HBO Max together starting in February. The movie has also been added as a last minute addition to the Sundance Film Festival, premiering at the end of the fest just a few weeks before it opens in theaters. The movie tells the true story of revolutionary Fred Hampton, played by Daniel Kaluuya, who has 21 years old when he was assassinated b

Moonfall: Michael Peña to Replace Stanley Tucci in Roland Emmerich’s New Sci-Fi Epic
According to Deadline, The Martian star Michael Peña has officially signed on for the role of a wealthy car dealer named Tom Lopez in Roland Emmerich’s upcoming sci-fi epic Moonfall. Peña will be replacing Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci, who was forced to exit the project due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic. Carolina Bartczak (X-Men: Apocalypse), Maxim

Morbius, starring Jared Leto, has been delayed to late 2021 by Sony in the US.
The comic book thriller, focusing on the notorious Spider-Man villain, was originally due to be released on March 19. In light of the ongoing pandemic, it is now scheduled to come out on October 8. There is no word yet on a UK release update.Read more: Every Spider-Man film ranked from best to worstNews of the delays were confirmed yesterday (January 11), but made no mention of Sony’s upcoming live-action&n

Bethesda & MachineGames developing Indiana Jones video game!
Just a day after the announcement that Lucasfilm Games would begin to solely handle all video game adaptations of the Lucasfilm properties, Bethesda took to Twitter to announce that they are developing a new Indiana Jones title with their in-house developer MachineGames!
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"All we have to do is keep the chip safe…" Shout Factory has revealed an official trailer for 400 Bullets, another jingoistic military action movie from British action filmmaker Tom Paton (who has been churning out tons of these extra bland action movies recently including Black Site, Black Ops, and G-Loc). The film is set in Afghanistan at a British military outpost, and is described as an "edge-of-your-seat, military actioner about what it means to fight for honor instead of profit." N

"There's nothing to crash into up here." STX has revealed a second official trailer for the intense airplane survival movie Horizon Line, from Swedish filmmaker Mikael Marcimain (of Call Girl and Gentlemen). From the creators of the films 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Shallows (just the executive producers), Horizon Line is a thrilling survival story about two (former) lovers, Sara played by Allison Williams, and Jackson, played by Alexander Dreymon, who discover new altitudes of fear aboard a si

BEGIN SLIDESHOWBatwoman Season 2 Set to Introduce DC Villain Black Mask
Ahead of Batwoman‘s return this coming Sunday, showrunner Caroline Dries has revealed new details about the new Gotham villains that Javicia Leslie’s Scarlet Knight will face in the upcoming second season of The CW series. She confirmed that DC villain Roman Sionis a.k.a Black Mask will finally be making his debut into the Arrowverse as the leader of the False Face Society. Further details about who will play the

Fans on social media have been removing Donald Trump from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in a series of new memes.
In light of the U.S. president facing impeachment proceedings, as well as his permanent ban from Twitter, a number of film fans have taken to social media to campaign for his removal from Chris Columbus’ 1992 film.Read more: The best anti-Donald Trump protest songs from the past four yearsTrump was offered a cameo role in the film as Columbus shot a scene in the Plaza Hot

Secret Invasion: Feige Explains Decision to Adapt Major Comic Story into a Disney+ Series
During last month’s Disney Investor Day, one of the many Marvel Studios announcements that surprised a lot of fans was the studio’s decision to adapt Secret Invasion into a Disney+ series. This was a shock because many were speculating that Secret Invasion would potentially be the MCU’s next major event following the conclusion of the Infinity Saga. Due to the big scale of the popular com

Julia Jones, Alano Miller, & More Join Showtime’s Dexter RevivalAccording to Deadline, The Mandalorian actress Julia Jones has been tapped to star opposite Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall in Showtime’s upcoming Dexter revival. Also joining previously announced cast member Clancy Brown are Alano Miller (Sylvie’s Love), Johnny Sequoyah (Believe) and Jack Alcott (The Good Lord Bird). In addition, the new setting of the limited series has fina

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew WandaVision Clip Teases a Special Day for the Titular Couple
Marvel Studios has released a brand new clip from Disney+‘s upcoming MCU series WandaVision, featuring our titular couple as they try to remember what’s so special about the 23rd of August. Starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, the series will make its debut on Friday, January 15 with a two-episode premiere. Check out the video in the player below!
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Croods Tops Vudu & FandangoNOW Streaming Lists
Croods: A New Age was the big streaming winner this week on Vudu and FandangoNOW’s charts, bumping Christopher Nolan’s Tenet from the top spot to No. 4 on both lists, respectively. Meanwhile, the Hillary Swank thriller Fatale landed in the top five on either list in its debut week; and even reached No. 2 on FandangoNOW.
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Elsewhere, Greenland held steady at No. 3 while

Netflix 2021 Film Preview: First Look at Red Notice, Don’t Look Up & More
Netflix has unveiled a brand new promo reel for their upcoming 2021 movie slate, providing us with our first look at some of their high-profile films including: Red Notice starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds; Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up led by Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence; and The Harder They Fall starring Idris Elba, Regina King and Zazie Beetz. Check out the

BEGIN SLIDESHOW3D Rendering Helps Explain Tenet’s Confusing Finale
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet made its digital and Blu-ray debut weeks ago, but fans are still scratching their heads at some of the film’s more complex segments. Namely, the big finale in which a specific character happens to bounce around to different points of the action in a manner that hurts the brain. Well, thanks to a carefully crafted 3D recreation of the scene by YouTube user Welby CoffeeSpill, we may final

"I love movies that keep you guessing." Netflix is planning to release over 70 original films this year! To get the party started, the streaming company has debuted an exciting Netflix 2021 Film Preview. The fun video features clips and celebs galore, just to whet everyone's appetite for the year to come. The opening half of the video features first looks at a bunch of films: Idris Elba & Regina King in The Harder They Fall, Melissa McCarthy & Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force, Halle Ber

A new documentary about Abbey Road Studios is currently in development, with Mary McCartney set to direct.
If These Walls Could Sing is set to be the first feature-length documentary about the iconic studios, produced by Mercury Studios – the must-first content studio from Universal Music Group.Read more: The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ at 50: 10 perfect moments that give you goosebumpsMary McCartney, a photographer and filmmaker as well as the daughter of Paul McCartney,

Chadwick Boseman’s widow gave an emotional speech at this year’s Gotham Awards, accepting the Gotham Awards’ Film Tribute prize on the late Black Panther actor’s behalf.
Taylor Simone Ledward shared a tribute last night (January 11) during the online ceremony, in which Andre Holland, who starred opposite Boseman in 42, also gave a speech.Read more: Chadwick Boseman – 1976-2020: a real-life superhero who gave hope to many“He was the most honest person I ev

Darren Aronofsky has announced his new film The Whale, which will be made with A24 and star Brendan Fraser.
The Black Swan and Mother! director has partnered with the celebrated independent film company (who have previously been involved in such movies as Lady Bird, Midsommar and Uncut Gems) for the first time, with A24 acquiring worldwide rights to Aronofsky’s latest project.
Aronofsky is also working with The Mummy star Fraser for the first time on The Whale, which is based on Samuel D.

"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." Check out this new short film set in a post-apocalyptic future about a father and his daughter. This short is titled In Extremis, and it's the latest short made by filmmaker Dan Marcus, who also happens to write for this site (read his work here). Dan previously directed the sci-fi thriller short Streamline and the relationship short Closure. This time he tells a two-part story about a father trying to survive and

Amazon’s I Know What You Did Last Summer series sets cast
Just a few months after getting the greenlight from the streaming platform, Amazon’s series reboot of the horror franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer has taken a big step forward as nine cast members have been attached, according to Deadline.
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Though character details are being kept close to the chest, the cast for the series is believed to

BEGIN SLIDESHOWSony delays Jared Leto’s Morbius release date
With the global pandemic still raging and studios continue to determine how best to proceed with their releases, Sony Pictures has announced that the Jared Leto-fronted Marvel picture Morbius is moving its release date back from March 19 to October 8, according to Variety.
RELATED: New Morbius International Trailer: Jared Leto Introduces New Marvel Hero
The film stars Academy Award winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers

Bardem & Kidman in Talks for Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos
While currently waiting for the slew of awards nominations to roll in for his last directorial project, Aaron Sorkin is already gearing up to return to the director’s chair with Being the Ricardos at Amazon, which has entered talks with Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem to star, according to Deadline.
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