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A new report has highlighted “disgraceful” gender inequalities across theatre, film and television.READ MORE: Where are all the female headliners? Festival bookers, bands and fans weigh in on how to change the narrativeThe Women in Theatre Forum Report gathered research from several organisations and revealed vast levels of gender inequality across the arts ranging from a lack of leadership roles to pay disparity and bullying.
The report said the lack of underrepresentation in the ar

Director Jason Reitman has revealed that his father cried after watching the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel.
Speaking to Empire, Reitman, whose father Ivan directed the original two Ghostbusters films, said he was able to show him the film for the first time in December.
Reitman said: “My father hasn’t been leaving the house much because of Covid. But he took a test, put on a mask and drove down to the Sony lot to watch the movie with the studio. And after, he cried, an

"You can endure it all, my dear Dara." 101 Studios has debuted an official US trailer for the Serbian WWII drama Dara in Jasenovac, made by acclaimed Yugoslavian filmmaker Predrag Peter Antonijevic. This is Serbia's official Academy Awards selection for Best International Feature this year. In the summer of 1942, the family of twelve-year-old girl Dara was taken away and separated into two concentration camps. She is witnessing all the horrors of the Ustashe regime. After her brother and mother

Ian McShane has revealed that he expects the fourth instalment of John Wick to start filming later this year.Read More: John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum Review — a brutal, blood-soaked sequelAs reported in Collider, McShane revealed that he was recently in touch with Keanu Reeves and that he told him he “hoped to see [him] this year.”
He went on to reveal that he thought the next film, which has been postponed through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, would

More than 40 prominent figures from the UK film industry have written a letter to the UK government asking for further help to keep cinemas afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.READ MORE: Pandemic at the pictures – can social distancing work in cinemas?The letter, which appeared in The Sunday Times, was organised by Phil Clapp, Chief Executive of the UK Cinema Association. The signatories on the letter implore Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to provide ext

Master of None Reportedly Renewed For a Third Season
According to Chortle, creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s acclaimed comedy series Master of None is reportedly coming back to Netflix for a third season after a three year hiatus after the second season made its debut in 2017. The outlet also notes that the potential new season would be taking place in London with The Rise of Skywalker actress Naomi Ackie attached for a new role in the series.
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Exclusive: Liam Neeson reflects on Excalibur’s 40th anniversary
Well before he would take to the stars as a Jedi Master or fight across Europe to save his daughter from kidnappers, Oscar nominee Liam Neeson could be found in the hills of Ireland for one of his breakout roles in 1981’s medieval fantasy epic Excalibur. While chatting with the star for his latest action-thriller The Marksman, we looked back with Neeson on the occasion of John Boorman’s Excalibur 40th an

Upcoming Stewart Lee film King Rocker has landed a premiere date on Sky Arts next month.READ MORE: Stewart Lee: “People like Sleaford Mods’ powerless rage – I have that too”The documentary delves into punk history and follows The Nightingales and The Prefects frontman Robert Lloyd, who has gone “under the radar for four decades”.
Set to premiere on Sky Arts on February 6 at 9pm, the film features the likes of Lee and a host of well-known faces including Frank

"There's not a point where we're not reinventing ourselves." Utopia has unveiled a trailer for an indie doc titled Crestone, made by filmmaker Marnie Ellen Hertzler. This premiered at the True/False Documentary Film Festival last year, and stopped by a number of other fests, arriving on VOD in February. In the desert of Crestone, Colorado (on Google Maps), a group of SoundCloud rappers live in solitude, growing weed and making music for the internet. When an old friend arrives to make a movie,

Apple TV+ Free Trial Gets Another Extension Until July 2021
According to Variety, Apple has officially decided to extend their Apple TV+ free trial period for customers who previously received their 12-month free subscription last November 2019. The trial period was originally set to end two months ago on November 1, 2020. However, the company has now pushed the extension up until July 2021.
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After more than a year since its debut

BBC’s Peaky Blinders Officially Ending with Season 6
As production finally begins on the highly-anticipated sixth season of the Peaky Blinders, creator Steven Knight has announced that the acclaimed period crime drama series will officially be concluding its run and will no longer return for a seventh season. This announcement comes after Season 5 had made its U.S. debut last October on Netflix.
“Peaky is back and with a bang”, Knight said in a statement. “After the

"We're about to have a pool party!" Vertical Ent. has debuted one final official US trailer for the "musical cinematic experience" known as Music, created by pop artist Sia in connection with the launch of her new album this month. The film has been marred in controversy regarding its portrayal of an autistic teen being played by a non-autistic actor. But Sia still wants the film to shed new light on the autistic experience. Zu, played by Kate Hudson, is a newly sober drug dealer who receives n

"Are you experiencing any kind of temporal anomaly… in your life?" Amazon has unveiled their first look teaser trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, adapted from Lev Grossman's short story of the same name. This is a bit like last year's Palm Springs, but about teenagers in love. The film introduces us to Mark, played by Kyle Allen, contentedly living the same day in an endless loop whose world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret,

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMatt Damon Reportedly Joining Thor: Love and Thunder
As Thor: Love and Thunder continues to prepare for the impending start of production, a local Australian news site brings word that Academy Award winner Matt Damon is reportedly joining the cast of Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated fourth Thor film after he was seen recently arriving in Australia with his family. The 50-year-old actor previously had a cameo role in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok as he portrayed the

People travelling to the UK for film and TV production are no longer exempt from COVID-19 restrictions from today (January 18).
The UK government has updated its list of job exemptions, and as of 4am GMT today, those travelling for television production and high-end television production and film will now have to self-isolate for 10 days upon arrival.
Other entertainment jobs such as those in advertising productions and performing arts professionals are also no longer exempt.
Behind-the-scenes o

CS Video: The Marksman interview with star Liam Neeson!
Ahead of the film’s theatrical debut, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with action legend Liam Neeson (Taken, Honest Thief) to discuss his latest venture in the pulse-pounding genre The Marksman. Our interview can be viewed in the player below!
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The official logline for the film reads as follows:
“Hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simp

The Equalizer Trailer Features Queen Latifah in Action
CBS has released the full The Equalizer trailer for creators Andrew Marlow and Terri Miller’s upcoming reboot of the 1980s’ crime drama of the same name. The video teases some of Queen Latifah’s many badass action scenes as Robyn McCall. The series is scheduled to make its debut on Sunday, February 7 after the Super Bowl. Check out the video in the player below!It takes a Queen to Equalize. Who’s in?  this

Young Rock Trailer Previews Dwayne Johnson’s Origins in New NBC Sitcom
Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to reveal the Young Rock trailer for NBC’s newest comedy series, centering around Johnson’s own origin story which spans from his childhood through his teenage years, and up to his adolescence. The sitcom is scheduled to make its debut on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Check out the video in the player below!
 
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWMortal Kombat Movie Synopsis Introduces Main Character
Ahead of its trailer release, Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official synopsis for producer James Wan’s upcoming live-action Mortal Kombat movie, introducing the film’s main character Cole Young, portrayed by Lewis Tan, who is a new character that has never been featured in the games. The film is set to hit theaters and HBO Max simultaneously on April 16!
“MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking

BEGIN SLIDESHOWJames Gunn Announces the Start of Filming on HBO Max’s Peacemaker
Later this year, James Gunn will breathe new life into The Suicide Squad, which premieres on August 6. The new film is primed to introduce a handful of breakout characters, including John Cena’s Peacemaker, who’s also headlining his own spinoff series on HBO Max. Now, Gunn has taken to social media to announce that Peacemaker has begun production.
Gunn shared the news in an Instagram post that show

Spider-Man 3 Set Photos Feature First Look at Tom Holland & Zendaya
As production continues on the third Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film, the first behind-the-scenes photos from the Atlanta set for Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures’ highly-anticipated film have finally arrived online (via Just Jared), providing us with our first look at Holland and Zendaya’s return as Peter Parker and MJ. The set photos, which you can check out below, also teased the film’s Christmas settin

Mortal Kombat, Godzilla vs Kong, and More Footage in Max Promo
It’s only 40 seconds long, but the latest HBO Max promo trailer includes first-look footage from several upcoming movies. Many of them films we haven’t seen any actual clips from yet. Godzilla vs. Kong, Mortal Kombat, The Suicide Squad…and yes, Space Jam 2.
In most cases, these images confirm that promo art we’ve already seen actually depicts movie moments. Yes, Godzilla and Kong will fight atop an aircraft

Russell Crowe has come to the defence of Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World after it was criticised by one Twitter user.
The 2003 film, which is adapted from Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series and follows Crowe’s Royal Navy captain Jack Aubrey, was acclaimed when it was released, going on to be nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture.READ MORE: Every Peter Weir film, ranked in order of greatnessHowever, one recent viewer wasn’t terribly imp

Ryan Reynolds has posted a comedy throwback video to mark Betty White’s 99th birthday yesterday (January 17).
The pair worked together on 2009 film The Proposal, White playing the grandmother to Reynolds’ character Andrew Paxton.
Sharing a joke clip filmed on the movie’s set with White and co-star Sandra Bullock, Reynolds wrote in his Instagram Stories: “We made this 12 years ago. Betty turns 99 today, but she is [100 per cent] the funniest person on the planet.”
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Pro wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista is offering a US$20,000 (£14,745) reward in an attempt to find the person, or people, who defaced a manatee in Citrus County, Florida.
On Monday last week (January 11), county officials found one manatee in the Homosassa River had been violated with the word “TRUMP” scratched into its back in 12-16 inch letters. The West Indian manatee is an endangered species and the US Fish and Wildlife Service is currently investigating the attack, acc