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Ryan Gosling is set to star in a new film noir The Actor which has today (April 12) been acquired by distributor Neon.READ MORE: ‘Parasite’ review: Bong Joon-ho’s darkly comic thriller is a modern masterpiece As reported on Deadline, Neon, the same distributor behind Oscar winner Parasite, acquired the rights to the film which is based on the best-selling novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake.
Anomalisa director Duke Johnson is on board for the p

Bennet, Cameron & Perrault are The Powerpuff Girls in first-look photo
On the heels of set photos leaking showing the trio as the titular hero group as filming gets underway for the pilot, The CW has unveiled an official first-look photo from the forthcoming Powerpuff Girls sequel series illustrating stars Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault as Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup. The photo can be viewed below!
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"Savour this place and after this weekend maybe you'll never want to leave." Oh yes. This is one of those short films that delivers with a "holy shit" ending. Wild is a Dutch short film from filmmaker Jan Verdijk, and it originally premiered in 2018 and went on to win the "Best European Short Film" award at the Sitges Film Festival. And boy oh boy does it deserve that win. Toine, Iris and their son Jacco seek the hilly and picturesque south of The Netherlands for a weekend of quality time and r

Exclusive Arlo the Alligator Boy clip from Netflix animated musical
As the film gears up for its debut on the streaming platform on Friday, Netflix has provided ComingSoon.net with an exclusive clip from the animated family musical adventure Arlo the Alligator Boy, seeing the titular aspiring musician saved by his new human friend Bertie. The exclusive clip can be viewed in the player below!
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Joe Cornish teaming with 20th Century Studios for Mark Millar’s Starlight
After nearly seven years of attempting to get a film adaptation of Mark Millar’s six-issue limited comic off the ground, 20th Century Studios is partnering back up with Joe Cornish to write and direct the feature debut of Starlight, according to Deadline.
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Published in 2014, the comic centered on Duke McQueen, a hero who saved the universe in

"Do not let yourself be blinded!" Focus Features has released an official trailer for Final Account, a eye-opening and frightening look back at Nazi Germany. And oh yes it definitely has an important connection to the events of nowadays. "Everyone knew, but no one said anything." Filmmaker Luke Holland (who sadly passed away last year) interviews nearly 300 elderly perpetrators and witnesses of the Holocaust from the Nazi side. His goal was to create an urgent and definitive portrait of the las

NEON acquires Ryan Gosling-led mystery thriller The Actor
Nearly two months after development of the project was first introduced, NEON has officially acquired the rights to Duke Johnson’s adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s Memory, entitled The Actor, with Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (First Man) leading the project.
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Stranded in 1950s Ohio after a brutal attack, actor Paul Cole (Gosling), suffering from severe

Janina Gavankar nabs key role in Eli Roth’s live-action Borderlands movie
As production continues on Eli Roth’s Borderlands movie, Deadline brings word that Janina Gavankar (Blindspotting) has officially been cast for a key role in Lionsgate’s upcoming live-action film adaptation of the popular video game series. Gavankar is set to portray the role of Commander Knoxx, who is a all-new character created just for the film.
“An all-new character I named specifically for thi

"Something is happening… Something is wrong… I'm seeing things…" Blue Fox Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie horror film titled The Mad Hatter, set to be released sometime this summer. The film marks the feature directorial debut of a storyboard artist on Scott Derrickson's movies (Sinister, Deliver Us from Evil, Doctor Strange) now making her first feature. Henry, and three of his classmates, encounter mind-bending ghostly terrors when they volunte

"Something is happening… Something is wrong… I'm seeing things…" Blue Fox Entertainment has released an official trailer for an indie horror film titled The Mad Hatter, set to be released sometime this summer. The film marks the feature directorial debut of a storyboard artist on Scott Derrickson's movies (Sinister, Deliver Us from Evil, Doctor Strange) now making her first feature. Henry, and three of his classmates, encounter mind-bending ghostly terrors when they volunte

Lucy Liu has signed on to appear in Shazam! Fury Of The Gods, the highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Shazam!
As reported in Deadline, Liu will play villain Kalypso in the New Line and DC film and will join Zachary Levi – who reprises his title role – alongside new cast Rachel Zegler and Helen Mirren.
As previously reported, Mirren will take on the role of Hespera, a daughter of Atlas, in the upcoming sequel.
According to Deadline, the film will “

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Jordan Vogt-Roberts to helm Netflix’s live-action Gundam movie
It has been four years since the successful release of Kong: Skull Island, and now director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has finally found his next big project with Legendary. Vogt-Roberts has officially signed on to helm the studio’s first-ever live-action feature film version of Gundam for Netflix, which will be based on the universe of Sunrise’s iconic Japanese robot franc

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMondo reveals Zack Snyder’s Justice League soundtrack box set!
As fans continue to revisit and celebrate the director’s cut of the DC Extended Universe crossover blockbuster, Mondo and WaterTower Music have revealed an exciting collaboration for a major physical release of Tom Holkenborg’s soundtrack to Zack Snyder’s Justice League! The major box set can be viewed in the gallery below!
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods adds Lucy Liu as villain!
A few weeks after Oscar winner Helen Mirren joined the cast in an antagonist role, DC Films’ highly-anticipated Shazam! Fury of the Gods is expanding its cast with the addition of Emmy nominee Lucy Liu (Why Women Kill) as another villain for the titular hero, according to The Wrap.
RELATED: DC’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods Adds Helen Mirren as Villain!
The 52-year-old actress is set to star as Kalypso, the second daughte

Creed III: Michael B. Jordan on why Stallone’s Rocky will not return
A week after it was confirmed that Sylvester Stallone won’t be reprising his iconic role as Rocky in Creed III, lead star Michael B. Jordan has opened up about the decision of moving forward without the involvement of the franchise’s seminal character. Speaking with IGN, Jordan revealed that one of the main reasons why Stallone’s Rocky won’t return is that moving forward they really want to build

Carrie-Ann Moss has said she was given a script to read for the role of a grandmother just one day after her 40th birthday.READ MORE: The Matrix 4 – release date, trailers, cast and everything we know so farThe Matrix actress, 53, opened up about ageism and expectations in Hollywood during a talk with Face: One Square Foot of Skin author Justine Bateman at New York’s 92nd Street Y cultural centre earlier this month.
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Bateman, who is also an actress (

Mark Wahlberg-led Stu adds Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver to cast
A few weeks after the star finally committed to the project after developing it for years, the Mark Wahlberg-fronted faith-based drama Stu is already building an impressive cast as Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver (Perpetual Grace, LTD) has joined the roster, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Mark Wahlberg to Star in Rosalind Ross’ Faith-Based Drama Film Stu
Details regarding the plot and characters are currently being k

My Best Friend’s Exorcism movie cast announced
The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that the long-in-the-works adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s horror novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism is in full swing at Endeavor Content, with Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) headlining an ensemble cast that includes Amiah Miller (War for the Planet of the Apes), Cathy Ang (Over the Moon) and Rachel Ogechi Kanu, the latter making her feature debut. Fisher will portray Abby, a high school s

BEGIN SLIDESHOWIt’s John Walker vs. Falcon & The Winter Soldier in the new mid-season trailer.
Following the last episode’s horrifying finale, Marvel Studios has released the mid-season sneak peek trailer for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, featuring new footage from the remaining two episodes. The video explores the complicated legacy of the shield and what lies ahead for Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, John Walker and the Flag Smashers. It also teases Sam and Bucky&rsqu

"We never thought it would happen to us." Three years later, and they still didn't think it would happen! Ha. Magnolia Pictures has debuted a new US trailer for the US release of the Swedish disaster-thriller titled The Unthinkable. This originally premiered in Sweden back in 2018, and we featured a trailer years ago, but it's only now showing up in the US three years later. It's midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. All the networks are down, and before anyone realizes what's

Vin Diesel’s neighbour has lodged a complaint against the “unprecedented” and “abusive display” of his security guards, citing a recent cycle ride with his children.
The actor is renting a property in a gated community in the Dominican Republic where local residents have voiced concerns over the scale and behaviour of his security team.
An unnamed next-door neighbour told TMZ yesterday (April 11) that the final affront came at Easter when guards allegedly blocked pe

Vin Diesel’s neighbour has lodged a complaint against the “unprecedented” and “abusive display” of his security guards, citing a recent cycle ride with his children.
The actor is renting a property in a gated community in the Dominican Republic where local residents have voiced concerns over the scale and behaviour of his security team.
An unnamed next-door neighbour told TMZ yesterday (April 11) that the final affront came at Easter when guards allegedly blocked pe

Danny Elfman has announced ‘Big Mess’, his first new solo album in 37 years – you can listen to Elfman’s new song ‘True’ below.
The renowned film and TV composer, whose credits include Tim Burton’s Batman films, Good Will Hunting and The Simpsons, is gearing up to release his first non-soundtrack solo studio album since 1984’s ‘So-Lo’.
‘Big Mess’ is set for release on June 11 via ANTI- and Epitaph. The album was written

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 trailer sets May return
The CW has released the first trailer for the upcoming sixth season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow which is scheduled to make its return on Sunday, May 2. The new season will feature the addition of Lisseth Chavez as Esperanza “Spooner” Cruz, who is being described as young Latinx woman from Texas who will bring a unique perspective to the team. Check out the Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 trailer in the play

A new trailer has been shared for FIRST MOSH AFTER COVID, a new documentary tracking COVID-19‘s impact on the music industry.
The film, which has been created by director Tom Dream, is about “the resilience of the DIY music industry in this country” and is expected to be released later this year.READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021: Gig and festival bosses on what to expectThe new four-minute teaser trailer for the documentary features, among others, IDLES guitarist Lee Kie

Raya and the Last Dragon continues to dominate Vudu & FandangoNOW
In its second week on the digital libraries, Walt Disney Animation’s latest effort Raya and the Last Dragon is continuing to dominate the charts for both Vudu and FandangoNow as it sits as the number one title, in terms of revenue, for both platforms amongst customers.
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In addition to the Disney film holding its No. 1 spot, Vudu

A first trailer and release date have been shared for Dave Grohl‘s upcoming new documentary What Drives Us – check it out below.
The documentary was first announced last year upon the news of Foo Fighters’ 25th anniversary ‘Van Tour’, which ended up being cancelled due to COVID-19.READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music”With the film originally set to premiere before each night of that tour, it will now come to The Coda Collection in the

Mythic Quest Season 2 trailer teases more workplace hijinks
On the heels of announcing a special bonus episode for its first season that will debut ahead of the next chapter in the hit comedy, Apple has debuted the first trailer for Rob McElhenney’s Mythic Quest Season 2 that teases more workplace hijinks as the crew of game developers head back to the office. The trailer, which also shows the new dynamic between McElhenney’s Ian and Charlotte Nicdao’s Poppy and thei

Hugh Laurie to adapt Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? miniseries for BritBox
According to Deadline, three-time Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie has officially signed on to write and direct BritBox’s limited series adaptation of Agatha Christie’s hit crime novel Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? The project also marks Laurie’s TV directing comeback nine years after helming an episode of his acclaimed medical series House. It’s still unclear if Laurie will also be

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has said he will run to be US President if it’s what his nation wants.
The actor and and wrestling icon has addressed his ambitions previously but has now responded to the results of a poll that show significant support should he decide to run.
A survey from Piplsay last week found that 46 per cent of respondents would welcome Rock in the Oval Office. Johnson wrote on Instagram over the weekend that he found the response to be “humbling”.
&

Tatiana Maslany will not be returning for HBO’s Perry Mason Season 2
According to TVLine, Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany will no longer be reprising her role as Sister Alice in the upcoming second season of HBO’s drama series Perry Mason. HBO has also confirmed the reason for Maslany’s departure, revealing that her character’s “arc came to an end as planned in the Season 1 finale.” 
Maslany’s exit also comes on the heels of officially si

HBO Max’s Friends reunion special wraps filming!
Filming on HBO Max‘s long-awaited Friends reunion has finally wrapped over a year since the unscripted special was first announced. The special was originally set to debut as part of HBO Max’s launch. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, it was delayed twice last year. The highly-anticipated Friends: The Reunion was expected to be taped on the iconic show’s original Stage 24 soundstage on the Warner Bros. Studio

"I just thought of us as family." HBO Max has revealed an official trailer for a documentary titled Lucy The Human Chimp, which looks like the perfect double feature with the doc film Jane. The film recounts the story of a chimpanzee raised as a human in the 1960s in an experiment conducted by psychologists from the University of Oklahoma. It then follows Lucy and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the task of helping to give her freedom by living with her in the wild. Directed by Alex Parkins

BEGIN SLIDESHOWBlack Widow rating revealed as MCU film is finally locked
According to Exhibitor Relations, Marvel Studios’ long-awated Black Widow solo movie has finally been rated, with the Scarlett Johansson-led film earning a PG-13 for “intense sequences of violence/action, some language and thematic material.” But what does the Black Widow rating mean, especially considering every Marvel Cinematic Universe movie has been given the same PG-13?
In terms of other MCU fil

"I'm no more equipped to deal with this than any of you." Lionsgate has released an official trailer for an "intense, action packed survival-adventure" film titled Endangered Species, from director M.J. Bassett, of the other blatant "African animals are dangerous" film Rogue from last year. This one follows a wealthy American family who travel to the vast African wilderness of Kenya hoping for a dream vacation filled with excitement, bonding and a chance to fix the growing rifts within their fa

New Moon Knight training video teases MCU series’ fighting sequences
Oscar Isaac’s production company Mad Gene Media has released a new Moon Knight training video for Marvel Studios’ upcoming MCU series. The video features the Golden Globe-winning actor as he continues to learn the Marvel character’s brutal fighting style. In addition, it looks like pre-production on the upcoming Disney+ series is in the final stages of completion as Isaac and Ethan Hawke have alrea

BEGIN SLIDESHOWBlack Adam filming begins as Dwayne Johnson posts first set photo!
Warner Bros. Pictures’ DC Extended Universe continues to extend as Black Adam filming has officially begun! Star Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to post the first set photo which you can check out in our gallery, along with a statement which you can read below!
“History in the making, extremely excited and what a humbling moment to share with you,” Johnson stated. “Officially kicking

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Tom Kenny to reprise narrator role in The CW’s Powerpuff
Original cast member of The Powerpuff Girls animated series Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) will be reprising his role of the Narrator in the live-action CW series Powerpuff. Kenny lent his voice to many roles of the original animated show’s run including the Mayor and Snake. Per Deadline, Robyn Lively also joins the cast as Sara Bellum, the warm and witty career woman who was always a friend

"There's a bright line burning in your heart, Anna." Greenwich Ent. has revealed an official US trailer for the German indie drama When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, based on the classic book of the same name written by Judith Kerr, based on her childhood memories. Telling the story of a Jewish family's escape from 1933 Berlin throughout Europe that tackles prejudice, exile, displacement and adaptation, as told from the perspective of the author's alter ego, nine year-old Anna Kemper - played by yo

Godzilla vs. Kong stays atop the domestic box office
According to Deadline, Adam Wingard’s epic Godzilla vs. Kong has once again dominated the domestic box with another $13.3M in its second frame, bringing in its total to $69.5M. While the week-to-week -58% drop was big, it resembles the pre-pandemic norm for a large-scale pic like this and is actually a decent hold all things considered.
Internationally, the monster extravaganza collected another $24.1M (-66%) to bring its offshore total

Watched at Home: Top streaming films for the week of April 3
We’ve got a three-horse race going in DEG’s Watched at Home Top 20 list!
Last week, the Tom Hanks drama took the crown, but now Wonder Woman 1984, which has spent the last several weeks in the No. 2 spot, has finally take the top spot. Both films have swapped places with The Croods: A New Age, which continues to linger in the Top 3 each week, proving just how much people appreciate family entertainment during this par

The business partner of Elon Musk’s brain-chip start-up has said a real-life Jurassic Park could be made by humans.
Max Hodak, who co-founded Neuralink with Musk, tweeted last week that advanced engineering and breeding science could create genetically modified novel species akin to dinosaurs – just like in the Jurassic Park movies.
“We could probably build jurassic park if we wanted to. wouldn’t be genetically authentic dinosaurs but Man shrugging. maybe 15 years of bree

The business partner of Elon Musk’s brain-chip start-up has said a real-life Jurassic Park could be made by humans.
Max Hodak, who co-founded Neuralink with Musk, tweeted last week that advanced engineering and breeding science could create genetically modified novel species akin to dinosaurs – just like in the Jurassic Park movies.
“We could probably build jurassic park if we wanted to. wouldn’t be genetically authentic dinosaurs but [man shrugging emoji]. maybe 15 years

Diana Rigg was left out of BAFTA’s in memoriam tribute yesterday (April 11) alongside other stars who died in the last year.READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the BAFTAs 2021The Game Of Thrones and James Bond (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, 1969) actress was omitted while other actors including Christopher Plummer and Hal Holbrook were remembered. Fellow Bond girl Honor Blackman (Goldfinger, 1964) was also left out.
People on social media pointed out the omissions. One w

Bukky Bakray paid tribute to late rapper and actor DMX, among others, in her acceptance speech for the EE Rising Star BAFTA.READ MORE: Here are all the winners from the BAFTAs 2021The Rocks star, 19, said in a speech broadcast at the ceremony last night (April 11) that she was grateful to “the Rocks family for showing me what it means to live a life”, adding: “I also want to say sleep well to Richard [Okorogheye], to DMX.
“Sleep well to everyone else who died last year an