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Screened as a selection of the virtual 2021 Rotterdam Film Festival. There is always room for more dark comedies in the world of cinema. Laughter makes everything better. The latest film from Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen is yet another very dark comedy, which is precisely his forte as a filmmaker. He's written dozens of screenplays with complex characters, and directed a handful of films previously that also involve complex dynamics between good and bad people. He gracefully and gleefu

HBO Max reportedly developing Constantine series
After word originally began swirling last summer that a solo film was in the works at Warner Bros., Variety has brought word that the studio may be heading in a different direction as HBO Max is developing a new Constantine series.
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Details are still unknown on the potential series at this time, but sources report that the project would be connected to the pl

John Patrick Shanley to write & direct The Twinkle Brothers for Rivulet Media
Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Patrick Shanley will write and direct the upcoming comedy The Twinkle Brothers for Rivulet Media. Rivulet Films will produce with recently named President Rob Paris taking the lead. Casting is underway with filming to begin in New York this fall.
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Family Leave: Jennifer Garner to Star in Netflix’s Body Switch Comedy Adaptation
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Golden Globe winner Jennifer Garner (Alias, 13 Going on 30, Juno) will star in and lead Netflix’s body switch comedy adaptation Family Leave, based on the book Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
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The movie follows the Brenners, who “wake up to a full family body switch [

StudioCanal officially developing third Paddington film
A little over two years after we last heard word that the studio was interested in continuing the big screen adventures of the iconic bear, Variety has brought word that StudioCanal has confirmed a third Paddington film is in active development.
RELATED: Pippi Longstocking Movie In The Works From Paddington Producers
“We can confirm Studiocanal is working very hard on film 3 with the utmost craft and care — as wi

The Irishman’s Jesse Plemons joins Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon
After working with the Oscar-winning filmmaker on the 2019 crime epic The Irishman, two-time Emmy nominee Jesse Plemons has signed on to reunite with Martin Scorsese to star in his long-gestating adaptation of Killers of the Flower Moon alongside recent addition Lily Gladstone (First Cow), according to Deadline.
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First Look at Alan Cumming in Prodigal Son as “The MindSleuth”
A first look at Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Alan Cumming’s (The Good Wife, Briarpatch) guest star role on Prodigal Son Season 2 has been released (via Entertainment Weekly)! The character, named Simon Hoxley and who will reportedly appear in two episodes beginning with the March 2 episode, is described as a supremely confident and cocky Europol agent known as “The MindSleuth” who is considered on

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Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 Return Extended Trailer Released
AMC has released an extended look at the second half of Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 in a new trailer promising that with death, comes new life. The final nine episodes of the sixth season will return on Sunday, April 11 at 9 pm/8c. A new episode of Talking Dead will air later that evening. New episodes of Fear the Walking Dead will also be available early on AMC+ each week. You can watch

Neglected Murderesses: Norman Reedus Developing Adaptation for AMC
Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) is developing a live-action series titled Neglected Murderesses based on the novel by Edward Gorey. Reedus will executive produce the series through his production company bigbaldhead alongside JoAnne Colona and Amanda Verdon. The project is under the company’s first-look deal with AMC Studios (via Variety).
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"What if all of your dreams could come true… especially the darkest ones?" IFC Films has debuted a full-length official trailer for Come True, a dark sci-fi horror-thriller from the director of Our House, Anthony Scott Burns, working with executive producer Vincenzo Natali, starring Julia Sarah Stone and Landon Liboiron. We posted the teaser trailer last year before the film's premiere at the Fantasia + Nightstream Film Festivals. Dreams twist. Nightmares come true. A distinctive and com

Tim Burton & Netflix teaming for live-action Wednesday Addams series
After losing his chance to explore the gothic world of The Addams Family when his animated film at Illumination Entertainment was cancelled, Tim Burton is getting another chance as he and Netflix are teaming up for a live-action series centered on the fan-favorite daughter Wednesday.
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The Old Guard’s Marwan Kenzari Joins Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam
Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin, The Old Guard) has joined Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam action-adventure thriller based on the DC Comics antihero (via The Hollywood Reporter). Details on Kenzari’s character are being kept under wraps.
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The film also includes Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) as Atom Smasher,&n

IFC Midnight unveils trailer & poster for sci-fi horror Come True
Following its debuts at the Fantasia International and Nightstream film festivals, IFC Midnight has unveiled the first trailer and poster for the mind-bending sci-fi psychological horror pic Come True, which is set to hit select theaters and VOD in March. The trailer and poster can be viewed below!
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High school student Sarah (Julia Sarah

Apple Acquires Luck & Spellbound in Overall Deal With Skydance Animation
In a new overall deal with Skydance Animation, Apple has acquired the upcoming animated movies Luck and Skydance, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The deal covers feature films and TV series for the company’s streaming service, Apple TV+.
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The multi-year pact promises more movies and series to come, including Apple Original Films now being set

Shudder unveils trailer & premiere date for feminist slasher Lucky
Following its well-received debut at last year’s unique horror festival Nightstream, Shudder has unveiled the first trailer for the feminist slasher pic Lucky from writer and star Brea Grant (12 Hour Shift), which is set to premiere this March. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Life takes a sudden turn for May, a popu

"How did it happen? Or can you tell me…?" Film Movement has revealed an official trailer for a mysterious brooding indie drama titled Rose Plays Julie, which played at numerous festivals throughout last year. This originally premiered at the London Film Festival in 2019, then went on to play at the Dublin, Galway, Melbourne, Hamptons, and Thessaloniki Film Festivals in 2020; now set for release this March. The "dark story" in this follows a young woman named Rose, played by Ann Skelly, w

Animated Gremlins prequel gets an early Season 2 renewal at HBO Max
Ahead of Gremlins: The Secrets of the Mogwai‘s upcoming debut sometime this year, Deadline brings word that HBO Max has officially granted Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Television’s upcoming animated Gremlins prequel series an early second season renewal. This comes a day after it was confirmed that Mulan’s Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, and Matthew Rhys have joined the series’ voice cast.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWLionsgate unveils new Chaos Walking clip as tickets go on sale!
With just over two weeks left until the long-awaited sci-fi thriller hits theaters, Lionsgate has unveiled a new clip from the Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley-starring Chaos Walking and have announced that tickets are now officially on sale! The clip can be viewed in the player below and the ticket sale announcement can be viewed below!
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The Toll Trailer: Everyone pays in the end in new horror thriller
Saban Films has unveiled the first trailer and poster for Michael Nader’s upcoming directorial debut psychological horror-thriller The Toll, set to hit theaters and digital platforms in March, teasing that everyone must pay at the end. The trailer and poster can be viewed below!
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Supernatural terror and spine-tingling suspense highlight this gripp

Regina King to lead John Ridley’s Shirley Chisholm biopic
Coming on the heels of becoming the second Black woman to be nominate for a Golden Globe for Best Director, Regina King (One Night in Miami) is stepping back in front of the camera to lead the Shirley Chisholm from Oscar winner John Ridley, according to Deadline.
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The film, which is being written and directed by the American

Craig Robinson-led untitled comedy gets series order at Peacock
Peacock has officially given a 10-episode series order to Brooklyn Nine-Nine creators Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici’s upcoming comedy project which will be led by Craig Robinson (Hot Tub Time Machine). This news comes after a week since it was confirmed that Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be concluding its run with the upcoming eighth season. This also marks Robinson’s first major TV project as the lead after over two yea

"He keeps coming back… he should be dead!" Shudder has unveiled the official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Lucky, a surreal slasher home-invasion time loop horror from filmmaker Natasha Kermani. This originally premiered at the Fantasia + FrightFest Film Festivals last year, and stopped by Nightstream - read Zofia's review. A suburban woman named May, a popular self-help book author, fights to be believed as she finds herself stalked by a threatening figure who returns to h

David Fincher has revealed that test shots of Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury were “spectacular”.
The Fight Club filmmaker was originally set to direct Bohemian Rhapsody in its early stages, before Stephen Frears eventually got the job.
Baron Cohen was on board to play the Queen frontman, too, before exiting the project over creative differences and being replaced by Rami Malek.Read more: ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ review: a thrilling piece of angry

BEGIN SLIDESHOWRaya and the Last Dragon TV spot teases animated film’s epic action sequences
Walt Disney Studios has released a brand new TV spot for the highly-anticipated animated fantasy film Raya and the Last Dragon, featuring some new footage that highlights the film’s epic action sequences including the fight scenes between Kelly Marie Tran’s Raya and Gemma Chan’s Namaari. The film will arrive on March 5 in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Ac

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So, how are we feeling Snyder fans? That was quite the weekend. Well, it gets better. Water Tower Music has just released the first track from Tom Holkenborg’s (aka Junkie XL’s) score to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, titled “The Crew at Warpower.” The track runs a whopping seven minutes and features the composer’s signature drums amidst an awesome hero theme. Listen to th

"No one thing can force you back to the faith you once had." An official trailer has debuted for a faith-based religious propaganda film titled Walking with Herb. We usually don't write about these kind of films, but this is so hilarious it's worth a lookjustto laugh at. Sixty-five-year-old Joe Amable-Amo is struggling with his faith after tragedy hits. Joe is working at his desk when he receives a message from God on his computer (yes, really) that tells him he has been chosen to deliver an in

Exclusive Days of the Bagnold Summer Clip From Simon Bird’s Feature Directorial Debut
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from the upcoming comedy Days of the Bagnold Summer, based on the graphic novel by Joff Winterhart. Helmed by The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird in his feature directorial debut, you can check out the clip for the movie now in the player below!
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In Days of the Bagnold Summer, a teenager spends his s

Kate Winslet is a detective in HBO’s Mare of Easttown teaser
HBO has released the first teaser trailer for Brad Ingelsby’s upcoming limited series Mare of Easttown, featuring Oscar winner Kate Winslet as she portrays a small-town detective trying to solve a new murder case while dealing with personal issues. Also starring Guy Pearce and Jean Smart, the series is scheduled to make its debut on Sunday, April 18 on HBO Max. Check out the video in the player below!
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FKA Twigs has spoken out once again about the alleged abuse she faced during her relationship with Shia LaBeouf, explaining that “it can happen to anyone”.
The musician – real name Tahliah Barnett – filed a lawsuit against the actor in December, accusing him of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress. The former couple were together for just over a year.
LaBeouf’s legal team denied “each and every allegation” levelled at the actor l

"There's no one here!" Lionsgate has released an official trailer for the indie supernatural horror film The Toll, heading straight-to-VOD in March this year. This was originally to premiere at last year's SXSW Film Festival before it was cancelled. Described as "supernatural terror and spine-tingling suspense", this is one of the latest "ride-sharing horror thriller" films, but not in the usual way as things get creepy only once they arrive. A socially awkward driver and a weary passenger they

Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane & more join Hulu’s Conversations With Friends series
Coming off from the critical success of Normal People, BBC and Hulu have partnered up again to develop a brand new series adaptation based on another novel by Sally Rooney titled Conversations With Friends. Sasha Lane (Hearts Beat Loud, Loki) and newcomer Alison Oliver have been tapped for the leading roles along with Joe Alwyn (The Favourite) and Jemima Kirke (Girls).
“I feel so excited to be collaborati

Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife receives PG-13 rating
According to Film Ratings, Sony Pictures’ highly-anticipated horror-comedy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife has officially been given a PG-13 rating from the MPAA for “supernatural action and some suggestive references.” The first two original Ghostbuster films had both previously received a PG rating while Paul Feig’s 2016 version was also rated as PG-13. Starring franchise newcomers McKenna Grace an

Marvel Studios: Legends Sets New Episodes About Falcon and the Winter Soldier Characters
Marvel Studios has announced that they will be releasing four new episodes of their first Disney+ docuseries Marvel Studios: Legends that will each center around the main characters of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. All four episodes are scheduled to premiere on Friday, March 12, a week ahead of the Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan-led MCU series’ long-awaited debut.
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New to Hulu March 2021: All the movies & shows coming & going
The schedule for the new movie and TV titles coming to Hulu in March 2021 has been revealed, which you can view below along with the titles that are set to leave the streaming service next month. This includes the arrival of new seasons of shows such as the Hulu original animated comedy Solar Opposites Season 2 and the complete third season of Nat Geo’s Genius: Aretha.
Next month will also see t

Adam Sandler celebrates Happy Gilmore’s 25th Anniversary on the golf course
Can you believe it’s been 25 years since Adam Sandler took the golfing world by storm in the hit comedy Happy Gilmore? Twenty-five years! To commemorate the event, Sandler headed to the golf course to dust off his patented hockey swing and recorded the whole thing on Twitter. Check out the video below!
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Disney+ movies and TV titles for March 2021 revealed!
Disney+ has revealed the full list of new movies and TV titles that will be available on the streaming service this coming March 2021. This includes the highly-anticipated finale of Disney+ and Marvel Studios’ first MCU series WandaVision as well as the series debuts of Assembled: The Making of WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Next month will also see the world premiere of Disney’s newest animated fantasy featur

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMortal Kombat motion poster revealed, trailer hits Thursday
A brand new motion poster for Warner Bros.’ upcoming reboot of Mortal Kombat has arrived featuring looks at Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) and Kano (Josh Lawrence). The posters, unveiled on the film’s official Twitter site, also noted that the first trailer for the film is expected to hit on Thursday at 9 a.m. PT. Check out the images below, and be sure to check back here on Thursday for the new trailer!Joe Taslim is S

Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya is in talks to reunite with director Jordan Peele on his new film.
The actor, who played Chris in Peele’s 2017 debut feature, is currently in negotiations to join the project, which has set a July 22, 2022, release date.Read more: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: a biblical betrayal with powerhouse performancesDetails regarding the film are being kept secret, but Hustlers star Keke Palmer has signed on to star, Deadline confirmed. Peele has

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCruella trailer: Emma Stone brings life to the iconic Disney villain
Walt Disney Studios has finally released the official Cruella trailer for their upcoming and newest live-action film, featuring Oscar winner Emma Stone as she takes us back to the origins of the legendary Disney villain, who is brilliant, bad, and a little bit mad. Also featuring our first look at Emma Thompson, you can check out the trailer in the player below!
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The house inhabited by Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs is now open for overnight stays.
Located on 8 Circle Street in Perryopolis, PA, the three-story property has been purchased by a new owner to attract fans to the “movie-themed destination like no other.”READ MORE: An open letter to film fans: remakes are a thing – stop crying about itThe real-life location saw James Gumb (Ted Levine) greet Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) while looking for a missing woman, to

"A new day brings new opportunities… and I was ready to make a statement." Introducing the one & only Cruella de Vil! Disney has unveiled the first wicked trailer for Cruella, a new "live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil." This reinvention of the classic 101 Dalmatians focuses on its evil fashionista villain instead, and does feature a few dogs. Emma

Martin Scorsese has published an essay saying that streaming services are “devaluing” cinema.
The filmmaker wrote about Italian director Federico Fellini in a new essay for Harper’s Magazine and shared his thoughts on the impact of streaming services, such as Netflix and Apple TV, on the future of the film industry.Read more: “There’s no end in sight”: what we learned from Martin Scorsese’s new BBC short film about lockdownRegarding the way such str

Adam Sandler has shared a video tribute to Happy Gilmore, which was released 25 years ago yesterday (February 16). You can check it out below.
The actor, who played the titular character in the 1996 sports comedy, filmed himself playing golf to honour Gilmore’s love of the sport in the film.Read more: Adam Sandler didn’t ‘get good’, you were just being a snob“OK, it’s been 25 years since I’ve done this,” the actor can be heard saying at the st

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February 16 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s February 16 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
ArchenemyMax Fist claims to be a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to Earth, where he has no powers but still fights crime.
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