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Exclusive: Richard Kelly talks Donnie Darko sequel & Rod Serling biopic
While chatting with the writer/director for the release of the new Blu-ray edition of Southland Tales with the Cannes cut included, ComingSoon.net talked with Richard Kelly a bit about his work on his long-in-development Rod Serling biopic and a potential new film set in the world of his debut hit, Donnie Darko.
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A US senator third in line for the presidential succession has appeared in five Batman films.Read More: ‘The Batman’ movie: release date, plot details, cast and everything we know so farAccording to an article in CTV News, Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, is lifelong Batman fan who has had numerous appearances in five Batman films – including The Dark Knight with the late Heath Ledger.
In 1995, Leahy appeared in Batman Forever via an

"Gate check!" A touching, life-affirming short film is now available online for everyone to enjoy. Grab My Hand: A Letter To My Dad is a lovely animated short film co-directed by filmmakers Camrus Johnson and Pedro Piccinini. The film is indeed a letter to Camrus' father, discussing the lessons his "superhero" dad taught him and how to appreciate all the ups & downs of life. "Grab My Hand: A Letter To My Dad was a gift to my grieving father and now a message to all to cherish every second y

Chris Evans has recalled the moment he first watched Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame for the first time.Read More: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ review: is it the best comic book movie ever?In a piece written for this month’s Empire magazine, Evans recalled what it was like to watch his final outing as Captain America revealing that the first time he saw it was at the film’s premiere. Evans said he “wanted to experience this final film the same way an audience

Leonardo DiCaprio has signed an open letter to new US President Joe Biden urging him to tackle the climate crisis.Read More: ‘I Am Greta’ review: an inside look at one girl’s fight to save the worldLast week, President Biden returned the US to the Paris Agreement – an international pact determined to combat the climate crisis. In 2017, Donald Trump withdrew America from the agreement.
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Alan Cumming Joins Prodigal Son Season 2 in Recurring Role
Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, Briarpatch) has joined Prodigal Son Season 2 in the recurring role of Simon Hoxley, according to Deadline. The character, who will reportedly appear in two episodes, is described as a supremely confident and cocky Europol agent known as “The MindSleuth” who is considered one of the most celebrated criminal profilers in the world. Hoxley travels to New York to solve t

An early promo trailer has debuted for an experimental pandemic project called Erēmīta (Anthologies) (the word "Erēmīta" translates to "Hermit" in Latvian). This was conceived by Egyptian cinematographer / filmmaker Sam Abbas, and is an anthology of short docs intertwined with literature composed during the 2020 pandemic by leading DPs. Abbas explains: "I, like many others, get very excited about using certain cameras, lenses, conversations with the cinematographer, colorist

Barry Jenkins unveils new clip for The Underground Railroad
It’s been a few months since we last saw footage from Barry Jenkins’ long-awaited Amazon Prime Video drama and now the Oscar-winning writer/director has unveiled a new clip from The Underground Railroad, which can be viewed below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Video: Daveed Diggs & Jennifer Connelly talk Snowpiercer season 2
Ahead of the hit sci-fi series adaptation’s return, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with stars Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting) and Jennifer Connelly (Top Gun: Maverick) to discuss the second season of Snowpiercer. Our interviews can be viewed in the player below!
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Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wa

Janelle Monáe’s upcoming horror film Antebellum has confirmed its UK release date.Read More: Janelle Monáe – ‘Dirty Computer’ ReviewLionsgate, the company behind the film release, last year revealed that the upcoming horror movie will by-pass cinemas and head straight to digital release as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues. The film had a US release via on demand streaming last September.
Now, the film is slated for a UK release via Sky Cinema

HBO Max’s It’s a Sin Trailer & Key Art Released for Max Original Limited Series
HBO Max has released the official It’s a Sin trailer and key art for the streamer’s upcoming Max Original limited series premiering on Thursday, February 18 on HBO Max with all five episodes. You can check out the trailer now in the player below along with the full key art!
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"You know that every single time you go out on stage there's gonna be fireworks." Indie Rights Films has debuted an official trailer for a documentary called A Man and His Trumpet: The Leroy Jones Story, which as the title already indicates is about the trumpeter Leroy Jones. "There's millions of musicians in the world – but there's only one Leroy Jones." In a city full of brilliant musicians, Jones, a trumpet virtuoso and consummate New Orleanian, is a musician's musician with a sou

Amazon Prime Video February 2021 Movie and TV Titles Announced
Amazon Prime Video has released its schedule for the movie and TV titles coming to the streamer in February 2021, including new Amazon Original Movies and Series like Bliss, a mind-bending love story starring Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson; The Map of Tiny Perfect Things from Lev Grossman; The Boarding School: Las Cumbres, a Spanish teen drama thriller series; the premiere of Tell Me Your Secrets starring Lily Rabe and Amy Brenneman; n

"This one… is not afraid…" Arrow Video has released an official trailer for an indie horror sensation called A Ghost Waits, a big breakout hit from the genre film festival circuit last year. This super low budget indie flick is a cute horror romantic comedy of sorts. An ingeniously unique and unpredictable combo of horror, humor and heart, A Ghost Waits is a DIY labor of love years in the making from first-time writer/director Adam Stovall and producer/star MacLeod Andrews. A man'

Palmer featurette offers deeper look at Timberlake-led Apple drama
With just a few days left before the film’s premiere on the streaming platform, Apple TV+ has unveiled a new featurette for the Justin Timberlake-starring drama Palmer offering a deeper look at the film’s story of redemption, acceptance, and love. The featurette can be viewed below!
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"Let's shake it up!" YouTube Originals has unveiled an official trailer for their exciting new collaborative documentary project / sequel titled Life in a Day 2020, a follow-up to the original Life in a Day film from 2010. This is premiering at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, then debuts streaming a week later. YouTube and the filmmakers asked people all over the world to record their lives to tell the story of a single day on Earth. The filmmakers received more than 300,000 submissions, nearl

Delevingne, Longoria & more join ensemble anthology Women’s Stories
A project five years in the making, the anthology feature Women’s Stories is finally making forward progress as it begins building its ensemble roster with the additions of Cara Delevingne (Carnival Row), Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives) and more, according to Deadline.
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Mark Wahlberg-Led Drama Joe Bell Gets Pushed Back
According to Deadline, Solstice Studios has officially decided to temporarily remove their Mark Wahlberg-led drama film Joe Bell from their theatrical release schedule. Originally scheduled for a February 19, 2021 release, the film is currently undated due to the ongoing pandemic that continues to affect the film industry. This new release delay comes after a number of high-profile films were shifted to brand new release dates again last week.
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John Boyega has said making films for huge franchises is an experience akin to “luxury jail” for actors.
Boyega has played Finn in three Star Wars films, from 2015’s The Force Awakens through 2017’s The Last Jedi and 2019’s The Rise Of Skywalker.
The actor’s most recent role comes as a Black police officer called Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s new film Small Axe: Red, White and Blue, a character who tries to dismantle the racist structures of the police

The Formula: John Boyega & Robert De Niro to Star in Gerard McMurray’s Netflix Feature
John Boyega (Star Wars franchise, Small Axe, Pacific Rim: Uprising) and Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, The Godfather: Part II, The Irishman) are attached to star in The Formula, a Netflix feature written, directed, and produced by Gerard McMurray (The First Purge) who also helmed the Netflix original feature Burning Sands, according to Deadline.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWHulu unveils Palm Springs commentary cut with stars, director & writer
In a rare move for a streaming platform debut, the Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti-led sci-fi rom com Palm Springs is getting a new cut at Hulu featuring commentary from the stars as well as director Max Barbakow and writer Andy Siara, according to Variety.
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“As far as I know we’re the first,” Samberg sa

The Snoopy Show Trailer Brings Back the Iconic Beagle
Apple TV+ has released the official The Snoopy Show trailer for their upcoming Peanuts spinoff series, featuring the return of the lovable and energetic titular beagle as he goes on to new adventures. The series is set to debut on Apple TV+ on February 5. Check out the video in the player below (via Deadline)!
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A spin-off of the beloved 50-year-old class

Harry Potter Live-Action TV Series in ‘Extremely Early’ Development at HBO Max
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that a Harry Potter live-action television series is in early development at HBO Max, with executives at the streamer having “engaged in multiple conversations with potential writers exploring various ideas” in order to expand the Harry Potter universe to TV.
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The outlet confirms that no

New to Stream: OVID’s February 2021 Movie Lineup
OVID.tv, the curated streaming destination for documentaries and art-house films, has announced its February streaming lineup! OVID exclusives next month include Rogier Kappers’ Emmy nominated documentary Lomax the Songhunter, two films by Romanian director Radu Jude titled I Do Not Care if We Go Down in History as Barbarians and Aferim!, as well as Tsai Ming-liang’s Rebels of the Neon God, The Hole, and much more. You can learn

Paramount+ Promos Bring Star Trek, Beavis & Butthead, and More to Paramount Mountain
The first Paramount+ promo teasers for the upcoming rebranding of CBS All Access have been released, offering us a preview of the amount of content that subscribers will be getting. The video features Star Trek characters Spock and Captain Pike along with animated characters Dora and Beavis & Butthead as they begin their journey towards Paramount Mountain. Also featuring hosts James Corden, Ga

New Cherry Clip Teases ‘Heart-Wrenching’ Performances From Tom Holland & Ciara Bravo
The Russo Brothers took to Twitter to reveal a brand new teaser clip from their forthcoming crime drama film Cherry as they teased  “truly heart-wrenching performances” from titular star Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo. The movie will arrive in select theaters on February 26, 2021, and globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, March 12, 2021. Check out the short video in the player below!We

BEGIN SLIDESHOWWandaVision showrunner comments on fan theories
The first three episodes of Marvel’s WandaVision are currently streaming on Disney+ and at this stage fans genuinely just want to know what the hell is going on. As such, there are any number of fan theories going around as to how/why Scarlet Witch and Vision are trapped in an old television sitcom with a bunch of weird neighbors — theories show runner Jac Schaeffer addressed in a recent interview with The Hollywood Repor

The Witcher: Blood Origin adds Jodie Turner-Smith as lead
According to Deadline, Queen & Slim star Jodie Turner-Smith has been tapped for the leading role in Netflix’s upcoming The Witcher prequel miniseries titled The Witcher: Blood Origin. The upcoming series centers around the very first Witcher and origins of the Guild.
This project marks Turner-Smith’s first major TV project as the lead after years of appearing in many shows such as HBO’s True Blood, The Last Ship for

Black Lightning Final Season Trailer Teases February Return
The CW has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming fourth and final season of Black Lightning, featuring Jefferson as he wants to save his family by trying to let go of being the hero he was before. The series is scheduled to return on Monday, February 8, 2021. Check out the video in the player below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWGhostbusters: Afterlife ghost revealed on Master Chef segment
It’s been a long time since we’ve had any new Ghostbusters: Afterlife news, mainly due to the film’s constantly shifting release date. Thankfully, a segment on Master Chef Junior Spain offered a quick peek at one of the film’s ghostly baddies, a six-armed, blue creature the crew dubbed Muncher. You can check out the ghost in the gallery below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWFalcon and the Winter Soldier Ends with Introduction of the MCU’s New Captain America
In a recent interview with The Rich Eisen Show, MCU star Anthony Mackie was asked if he will be Marvel Studios’ newest Captain America, which most fans assumed following Avengers: Endgame when Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers handed his iconic shield to Sam Wilson. Understandably, Mackie wasn’t able to directly name the identity of the next Captain America but he did explain

The Marksman leads another slow box office
In yet another depressing week of moviegoing, the Liam Neeson thriller The Marksman grossed $2.03M (-34.6%) to stay atop the box office rankings. The film has now totaled a ho hum $6.09M, which pales in comparison to the $34M Bad Boys for Life earned in its second week of release. Obviously, pandemics have a funny way of changing things, but we’re a long way off from normalcy.
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Joe Rogan has denied speculation that Grimes gave Dave Chappelle coronavirus.
The musician was photographed with the comedians and her partner Elon Musk in Austin last week.Read more: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drumDays later, Chappelle cancelled his planned shows with Rogan at the city’s Stubb’s venue after he tested positive for COVID-19. Grimes had previously shared on her Instagram story earl

FKA Twigs has opened up about her past relationship with Shia LaBeouf, saying he made her “feel like the worst person ever”.
Last month (December 11), the musician filed a lawsuit against the actor, accusing him of “relentless abuse” during their former relationship, including sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress.
LaBeouf responded to Twigs’ allegations, and those of another ex-girlfriend Karolyn Pho, at the time, saying that “many of

Samuel L. Jackson has received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and wore an Avengers-themed mask to mark the occasion.
Revealing the news of his jab on Instagram, Jackson said he was about to “bust back out” following his vaccination, and encouraging others to also get vaccinated.READ MORE: Unscripted telly and sci-fi escapism: how COVID-19 will change the future of film and TV“At The Forum getting that 1st jab!!” he captioned his post, taken at the vaccinatio

Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen has been accused of sexual assault by actress Asia Argento, who Cohen worked with on 2002 film xXx.
Argento was also one of the early accusers of disgraced Hollywood director Harvey Weinstein, making claims about his behaviour back in 2017.
In an interview with Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera (via Variety) about Cohen, she said: “It’s the first time I’m talking about Cohen. He abused me, making me drink GHB (psychoactive drug Gam

Kiera Knightley has discussed performing under the “male gaze,” saying she only wants to shoot sex scenes with female directors in the future.
After having children, Knightley says she’s changed her stance on nude scenes, especially with male directors.
Speaking on the Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley spoke with filmmaker Lulu Wang and journalist Diane Solway about her change of mind, and why performing nude “in front of a group of men” makes her uncomfortable.
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Keira Knightley has discussed performing under the “male gaze,” saying she only wants to shoot sex scenes with female directors in the future.
After having children, Knightley says she’s changed her stance on nude scenes, especially with male directors.
Speaking on the Chanel Connects podcast, Knightley spoke with filmmaker Lulu Wang and journalist Diane Solway about her change of mind, and why performing nude “in front of a group of men” makes her uncomfortable.
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Spike Lee has compared former US president Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.
Lee was making an acceptance speech at the New York Film Critics Awards yesterday (24 January), with his message pre-recorded on January 6, the day a mob of pro-Trump supporters rioted at the US Capitol building.READ MORE: Spike Lee: “My path in life is to speak the truth – I’m not gonna run from it”Winning an award for his 2020 short film New York New York, which was filmed during the coro