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George Clooney’s The Tender Bar adds Lily Rabe to ensemble
On the heels of entering talks with X-Men alum Tye Sheridan for the film, George Clooney has continued to expand the roster for his adaptation of The Tender Bar as American Horror Story vet Lily Rabe has signed on to star in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: Tye Sheridan in Talks for George Clooney’s The Tender Bar
Based on the J.R. Moehringer memoir of the same name,

CS Soapbox: Things we want from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot
Last summer brought the interesting announcement that a CG film reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise was in the works from the all-star team of Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe and Brendan O’Brien and while Rogen has offered that the film will offer more of an emphasis on the age of the characters, there’s still a lot of unknowns about what fans can expect from the next film. On a w

"Perhaps you will be trapped next." Shochiku has released a fun teaser trailer for the new Japanese remake of the classic indie sci-fi horror film Cube, using the exact same name all over again. This new Cube is also executive produced by Vincenzo Natali, who made the original in 1997. The Japanese website contains all kinds of cryptic text that connects with the concept of "people wake up in a mysterious cube room and have no idea what it is or does." For example: "No one can resist the overwh

Olivia Wilde has shared a first-look image of Harry Styles on the set of new film ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ – you can see it below.Read more: Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’ review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics)Wilde – who is directing the psychological thriller – took to Instagram yesterday (February 15) to share a black-and-white photo of Styles sat in an old sports car, and praised him for his “humility and grace”

"Don't be afraid…" Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for Exodus, a peculiar new old school sci-fi adventure of sorts. When a VHS-tape proves the existence of a rumored doorway to paradise, a young man abandons his decaying hometown in pursuit of the door to salvation, evading vengeful pursuers along the way. The film is set in a "post-rapture world" and involves post-apocalyptic gangs running towns. This doesn't look as good as it should, but there's some interesting ide

Keke Palmer joins Jordan Peele’s next horror film
While we may still be in the dark on what to expect from the Oscar winner’s next genre project, Collider has brought word that Jordan Peele (Us) has begun building the cast for his next horror film as Keke Palmer (Hustlers) has signed on to star.
RELATED: Jordan Peele’s Next Horror Film Lands 2022 Release at Universal
Plot details are currently being kept close to the chest on the project for the time being, but should the

Exclusive The Arbors trailer promises a creepy crawly nightmare
ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive trailer for Gravitas Ventures‘ upcoming horror movie The Arbors, which will be available on Digital and cable VOD platforms on March 26. You can check out the trailer now in the player below along with the poster!
RELATED: Exclusive Rage Trailer: Love Can Make You Do Horrible Things
Set against a dreary small town, The Arbors follows Ethan Daunes (Drew Matthews), a reclusive locksmith

Wen, Wong & Rhys join HBO Max’s Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
On the heels of the fun Mountain Dew commercial, HBO Max’s animated Gremlins prequel series Secrets of the Mogwai has officially set its voice cast with an ensemble roster including Ming-Na Wen (The Mandalorian), BD Wong (Jurassic World), Matthew Rhys (Perry Mason) and more, according to Variety.
RELATED: Gremlins Mountain Dew Commercial: Gizmo & Zach Galligan Return!
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Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page lands lead role in Dungeons & Dragons feature
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Netflix’s Bridgerton break-out star Regé-Jean Page has landed a lead role in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming Dungeons & Dragons movie. Page will join Chris Pine (Wonder Woman 1984), Michelle Rodriguez (F9), and Justice Smith (Detective Pikachu) in the project.
RELATED: Mission: Impossible 7 & 8: Paramount Reportedly Cancels Back-to-Back Filmi

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Archie Panjabi joins the cast of TNT’s Snowpiercer Season 3
Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) has joined the cast of TNT’s Snowpiercer for its upcoming third season as a series regular. Panjabi will play Asha, according to Deadline, who notes that details about the new character are being kept under wraps.
RELATED: CS Video: Daveed Diggs & Jennifer Connelly Talk Snowpiercer Season 2
Set more than seven years after the world has b

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew The Walking Dead 10c teaser spotlights Negan
AMC has released a brand new teaser for the upcoming extended tenth season of The Walking Dead, featuring some new footage while also teasing the impending confrontation between Negan and Maggie. The series is scheduled to make its return with six new episodes, starting on Sunday, February 28. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: New The Walking Dead Trailer for Extended 10th Season Revealed!
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Zack Snyder has revealed that he’s thinking about developing a new King Arthur film.READ MORE: Film 2021: unmissable movies to look forward to this yearThe director – who has been busy working on his long-awaited cut of Justice League – made the comments during an appearance on the Minutemen show.
“I’m working on something but we’ll see,” he said. “I’ve been thinking about some kind of retelling, like [a] real sort of faithful retelling

Kravitz, Marin, Carden & more join Shotgun Wedding
Just two weeks after landing Josh Duhamel to replace original star Armie Hammer as the co-lead, Lionsgate’s action rom-com Shotgun Wedding is expanding its cast further with the additions of Lenny Kravitz (Star), Cheech Marin (The War With Grandpa), D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place), Selena Tan (Crazy Rich Asians), Desmin Borges (You’re the Worst) and Alex Mallari (Dark Matter).
RELATED: Josh Duhamel Confirmed

CS Soapbox: 10 reasons Snyder’s Justice League is already better than the theatrical cut
We are less than a month away from seeing Zack Snyder’s Justice League — a film I never thought was possible. Seriously, last year at this time this felt like a pipe dream. Or, at the very least, like something we would see in ten years as some half-assed assembly cut, ala Alien 3 or Richard Donner’s Superman II. Instead, we’re getting a fully realized, four-hour film with comp

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Alison Araya & Lenny Jacobson join HBO Max’s Peacemaker series
Variety brings word that Alison Araya (Riverdale, Arrow, Julie and the Phantoms) and Lenny Jacobson (Narcos: Mexico, For All Mankind, Nurse Jackie) have joined HBO Max’s The Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker in recurring roles. The new cast members will reportedly play married couple Amber and Evan, respectively.
RELATED: Zack Snyder’s Justice League Trailer: The Bell’s Been Rung
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has said he would still consider a presidential run in the future if it’s “what the people wanted”.Read more: In praise of The Rock: why Dwayne Johnson is the hero we all needSpeaking in a new interview, Johnson, who is currently busy promoting Young Rock, his new autobiographical sitcom, said he would be open to taking a run at the White House if the demand for him to do so was there.
“I would consider a presidential run in the

"My safe spot was always us…" "'Was?'" Lesflicks has debuted an official US trailer for an intimate, indie raising-a-family drama titled Rain Beau's End, the latest from filmmaker Tracy Wren. This premiered at the qFLIX LGBTQ+ Virtual Film Festival last fall, and arrives on VOD sometime soon this year. Rain Beau's End tells the story of two women who adopt a child with a mislabeled & misunderstood genetic condition that forces the couple to navigate the bumpy waters of the boy's beha

"Everybody wanted to know how much this was going to end." HBO has revealed the full-length official trailer for a documentary mini-series titled Allen v. Farrow, which is releasing this week with hopes that everyone will watch it while stuck at home during the winter. This is a new doc from the award-winning filmmakers Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering, who last made the outstanding On the Record doc last year. This time they turn their attention towards Woody Allen, examining his scandals and lega

The Umbrella Academy Season 3 finally begins production
Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page took to Instagram to reveal the first set photo from the upcoming third season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, confirming that filming has finally begun in Toronto. Featuring our first-look at the hit superhero series’ updated Season 3 logo, you can check out the full set photo below!
 
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Showtime’s The First Lady adds Aaron Eckhart as Gerald Ford
Just a few weeks after expanding its roster with the additions of Jayme Lawson (The Batman) and Kristine Froseth (The Assistant), the cast for Showtime’s The First Lady limited series is growing as Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) has signed on to star as former President Gerald Ford, according to Variety.
RELATED: Showtime’s The First Lady Adds Jayme Lawson & Kristine Froseth
Lawson is set as a seri

Don’t Worry Darling: Olivia Wilde praises cast as filming officially wraps
Production has finally been completed on actress-director Olivia Wilde’s highly-anticipated thriller Don’t Worry Darling, after experiencing a temporary filming setback last November when a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. To celebrate the production wrap, Wilde took to Instagram to dedicate individual posts to each of Don’t Worry Darling‘s cast including Oscar nominee Flo

"[A] deep dive into Harlem after dark…" Dogwoof has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming UK release of a documentary called I Walk on Water, also known as IWOW: I Walk on Water, from visionary artist Khalik Allah (of Black Mother most recently). The basic description says this is "an intimate and visually stunning" exploration of Harlem. But here's what it's really about: inspired by psychedelic mushrooms, the filmmaker sees himself as a reincarnation of Jesus, with his mission of

CS Video: Land interviews with director & stars Robin Wright & Demián Bichir
Following its rave-reviewed debut at the Sundance Film Festival, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Golden Globe winner Robin Wright (Wonder Woman 1984) and Oscar nominee Demián Bichir (A Better Life) to discuss their work on Wright’s directorial debut Land. Our interviews can be viewed in the player below!
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Spider-Man 3 reportedly casts Arian Moayed for a detective role
According to Murphy’s Multiverse, Iranian-born American Arian Moayed (Elementary, Succession) has reportedly been cast for an unknown detective role in Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures’ upcoming third Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film. Should he indeed appear in the highly-anticipated film, this would mark the Tony-nominated actor’s first major feature project.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWFirst Cruella poster arrives ahead of trailer debut tomorrow!
Ahead of the film’s trailer release tomorrow, Walt Disney Studios has finally released the first official Cruella poster for their upcoming and newest live-action film, centering around the origins of the iconic 101 Dalmatians villain. Featuring Emma Stone as the young villain, you can check out the full poster in the gallery below!Hello, Cruel World. New Trailer Tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/UpOkEX07M7
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"It can often be hard to tell who someone really is…" Transmission Films in Australia has debuted a new official trailer for the UK thriller set just days before WWII began called Six Minutes to Midnight, from director Andy Goddard (of Set Fire to the Stars, A Kind of Murder). Set mostly at Bexhill-on-Sea, a finishing school on the south coast of England, the films tells the story of a teacher and a headmistress. It's August 15th, 1939: 17 days before WWII, an English teacher and his cam

Salma Hayek has detailed her traumatic experience shooting a sex scene in Desperado.
The actress recalled feeling caught off guard when shooting her breakout film role as Carolina in Robert Rodriguez’s 1995 film, as the scene was not mentioned in the script.
Hayek told the Armchair Expert podcast that she agreed to do the scene with Antonio Banderas on a closed set as Rodriguez was her “bro” and producer Elizabeth Avellán was her “best friend” at the tim

Marvel Studios’ Assembled: New Disney+ docuseries about the making of WandaVision
According to Marvel.com, Marvel Studios will officially be launching their very own documentary series titled Assembled, which aims to provide MCU fans an in-depth look into the behind-the-scenes process of how Marvel Studios projects were made. The first episode will feature the making of WandaVision which is set to debut on Friday, March 12, exclusively on Disney+.Marvel Studios’ ASSEMBLED, a ne

Bridgerton Season 2 Adds Simone Ashley as New Female Lead
According to Deadline, Sex Education actress Simone Ashley has officially been tapped for the leading role opposite Jonathan Bailey in the upcoming second season of Shonda Rhimes’ hit period romance drama series Bridgerton. Ashley will now take the mantle from Phoebe Dynevor as the new female lead and is set to portray the role of Kate Sharma, the romantic interest to Bailey’s Anthony. Newly arrived in Lon

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy is still in development
It’s been a minute since we last heard an update regarding Rian Johnson’s long-in development Star Wars trilogy, which was first announced almost four years ago in 2017. Fans who are waiting for the project were puzzled why Johnson’s trilogy wasn’t among the  upcoming Star Wars content that Lucasfilm announced during last December’s Disney Investor Day. Some even wondered if it had already been can

Spike Lee has said he’s not opposed to directing a Marvel movie, given the right opportunity.
The Da 5 Bloods filmmaker recently opened up about a potential future in which he would direct a superhero film, saying “I will give it consideration.”Read more: Spike Lee: “My path in life is to speak the truth – I’m not gonna run from it”In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, when asked about whether he would dismiss Marvel Cinematic Universe oppor

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho has confirmed he has finished writing the script of one of two follow-up films to the Best Picture winner.
The filmmaker shared the good news on filmmaking podcast The Director’s Cut, saying: “It feels like I’m splitting my brain in half left and right writing these two scripts. But I finished one last week.”Read more: Join the Bong Hive: a guide to ‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho’s filmsBong revealed that one of the scrip

Cinemas across the UK could consider using vaccine passports to reopen their doors during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Telegraph, David Chadwick of Verifiable Credentials has confirmed the electronic certificate creators have discussed a deal with one theatre and cinema complex in the UK to trial such technology.READ MORE: When and how could gigs and festivals return in 2021? Industry insiders tell us what to expectChadwick explained that Verifiable Credentials would create th

Legendary stars Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are among the latest names calling for the resolving of the ongoing argument surrounding visa-free touring for UK artists and crew in Europe post-Brexit.
Today (February 16), MPs are set to question Digital and Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage over the government’s handling of Brexit negotiations which failed to achieve a visa-free deal for touring parties in the European Union.READ MORE: “It’s going to be devastating&rdqu

Justice League star Ray Fisher has hit out at director Joss Whedon and Warner Bros once again in a new social media post.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Charisma Carpenter recently accused the show’s creator Whedon of abuse on set, saying she stands behind previous accusations made by Fisher last year.
Since Carpenter’s accusations came out, a number of Buffy stars have shared their support for her, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, who said she “doesn’t want to be for

The 7th and 8th Mission: Impossible films will no longer be filmed back-to-back, sources say.
The latest editions in the Tom Cruise-starring franchise are set to come out in November 2021 and November 2022 respectively.
Mission: Impossible 7 has been filming worldwide for the last year, with initial production in Italy last February postponed due to the early coronavirus outbreak in the country. Since then, the film has shot in the UK and Abu Dhabi.
The seventh film is now applying its “fi