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Director Ben Wheatley has spoken on what he plans to do with the upcoming sequel to 2018 film The Meg.READ MORE: Film review: The Meg – a big, fun fin flick that makes Deep Blue Sea look positively cerebralTalking to ComicBook.com, the filmmaker said he feels “a heavy responsibility” to deliver a great sequel to Jon Turteltaub’s blockbuster shark film, but he plans to honour it as best he can.
“A lot of it is respecting The Meg, and trying to make sur

BEGIN SLIDESHOWExclusive: RZA’s Nobody Action Movie Playlist!
Universal Pictures provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to talk 1:1 with legendary actor/musician and Wu-Tang founder RZA for Ilya Naishuller’s action-thriller Nobody, now playing in theaters and arriving on VOD on April 16. In the film RZA plays Harry Mansell, the badass gun-toting brother of Bob Odenkirk’s Hutch Mansell. Since RZA is a devout action movie fan/director, we decided to ask him for his No

Ramy Youssef in talks to join Emma Stone in Poor Things
The Yorgos Lanthimos film Poor Things is courting the Golden-Globe-winning actor Ramy Youssef. According to Deadline the Searchlight and Film4 feature is looking to fill out the cast which will include star Emma Stone. The role Youssef is in contention for is currently under wraps, and Wilem Dafoe is also in talks to join the cast.
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April 13 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s April 13 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
Shadow in the CloudA female WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition trailer shows remastered comparisons!
With just one month left until the long-sought-after update of the iconic trilogy hits shelves, BioWare and Electronic Arts have unveiled a new trailer for the Mass Effect Legendary Edition offering fans a deeper look at the remastered visuals on display in the collection, including the deeper shading and lighting, up-ressed textures and character models and more! The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Renfield: Chris McKay in talks to direct film about Dracula’s henchman
Ahead of The Tomorrow War‘s premiere this coming July, it looks like director Chris McKay is setting up his next high-profile project with Universal Pictures. According to Deadline, McKay has entered negotiations to helm one of the studio’s upcoming monster movies, Renfield, which centers around Dracula’s infa

Iman Benson, Willian B. Davis and more join Netflix’s The Midnight Club
Nearly a month after starting production on Netflix’ series adaptation of Christopher Pike’s literary novel of the same name, Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club is continuing to expand its cast with the additions of Iman Benson (Alexa & Katie), Larsen Thompson (Boléro), William B. Davis (The X-Files), Crystal Balint (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco) and Patricia Drake (The Sis

"I'm just a guy who says… 'I can do some good here.'" Discovery+ has released the first official trailer for a documentary called Citizen Penn, indeed about the actor Sean Penn. But this is about the time in 2010 he decided to gather aid workers and fly down to the Caribbean nation of Haiti to help with recovery after a massive earthquake hit the island. After a devastating 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010 aid workers from around the world went to help. After a few weeks, Penn stayed

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon adds four to cast
As the long-awaited adaptation of David Grann’s iconic novel continues to gear up to go into production later this year, the cast for Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is continuing to expand as Tatanka Means (I Know This Much is True), Michael Abbott Jr. (The Dark and The Wicked), Pat Healy (The Pale Door) and Scott Shepherd (Bridge of Spies) have signed on to star.
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Sebastian Stan: Kevin Feige has no ego, the best idea always wins
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is undoubtedly one of the main reasons why the Marvel Cinematic Universe became the mega-blockbuster franchise it is known today. In a recent interview with Collider, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Sebastian Stan reiterates Feige’s vital role in the success of previous and upcoming MCU projects, praising how he has always loved working with Feige because of the Marvel producer&rs

"What do you think they must be hiding there to pay such a price to keep it secret?" Good question… CMC Pictures has released an official trailer for Cliff Walkers, the latest film made by Zhang Yimou following his martial arts epic Shadow a few years ago. He's back with another historical epic set in the 1930s. In the puppet state of Manchukuo (founded in 1932 after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria), four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mis

Square Enix unveils Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade cast & gameplay!
After finally delivering the highly-requested title last April to rave reviews from critics and players, Square Enix is inviting fans back to the world of Midgar for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, the enhanced and expanded version of the title for the PlayStation 5 and has unveiled the first gameplay footage and cast list for the game! The gameplay video can be viewed in the player below!
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"I love him, and he loves me, too." Urtext Films has released a trailer for documentary We Don't Deserve Dogs, which was initially set to premiere at last year's SXSW Film Festival. Another wonderful film in the growing doggie doc subgenre along with Stray and Los Reyes. A contemplative odyssey across our planet, looking at the simple and extraordinary ways that dogs influence our daily lives. Former child soldiers in Uganda. A pub in a Scottish town. A dog walker on the streets of Istanbul. A

Grace, Underwood & Pedrad join Disney+’s Just Beyond series
A month after landing Marc Webb to helm the early portion of the series, Disney+’s anthology adaptation of R.L. Stine’s Just Beyond has begun building its cast with the additions of Annabelle Comes Home‘s Mckenna Grace, Little Fires Everywhere‘s Lexi Underwood and Chad‘s Nasim Pedrad, according to Deadline.
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Amazon Prime Show The Boys Getting a Podcast for Season 2
The Boys Season 2 is getting a podcast with producers and stars to be featured in the eight-episode run. Variety reports that Amazon Prime is rolling out the podcast for fans and Emmy voters to get more in-depth behind-the-scenes conversations about the superhero spoof series. The limited series podcast will focus on season two of the show along with host Tim Kash who will moderate conversations with execut

BEGIN SLIDESHOWApple unveils first-look images from Stephen King’s Lisey’s Story!
Over six months since filming officially wrapped on the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s best-selling novel, Apple has finally announced a June 4 premiere date and unveiled first-look photos from Lisey’s Story, led by Oscar winner Julianne Moore (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) and Oscar nominee Clive Owen (The Knick). The first-look images can be viewed in the gallery below!
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Natalie Portman to star in The Days of Abandonment movie from HBO Films
HBO Films is currently in the process of developing a film adaptation of Italian author Elena Ferrante’s best-selling novel The Days of Abandonment, with Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman attached for the lead role. On top of starring, Portman has also signed on to executive produce through her recently-formed MountainA Films banner. This project also marks Ferrante’s second collaboration with HBO after

The Space Between starring Kelsey Grammer lands at Paramount
Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights to the Kelsey Grammer-led coming-of-age comedy The Space Between from Dallas Buyers Club producer Rachel Winter in her directorial debut, according to Deadline. The studio has slated the film for a select U.S. theatrical release on April 23 followed by a digital release on June 15.
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"There will never be another time like it. Ever." More 80s sci-fi!! A second promo trailer has launched for the nostalgia documentary In Search of Tomorrow, journalist / filmmaker David A. Weiner's follow-up to his doc about 80s horror called In Search of Darkness. In Search of Tomorrow focuses on the treasure trove of science fiction films made in the 80s. "A four-hour-plus retrospective of '80s sci-fi movies featuring interviews with actors, directors, writers, SFX experts, and composers." We

Macaulay Culkin has named his newborn child after his late sister Dakota, who died in 2008.
Culkin’s first child with his partner Brenda Song was born on April 5, and is said to be “happy and healthy” along with his parents.
Confirming the news, the couple shared a short statement, saying: “We are overjoyed.” Representatives for the pair say the baby weighed 6lb 14oz.
Dakota Culkin died in December 2008 after being involved in a car accident in Los Angeles.
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Eat Wheaties! Trailer: Tony Hale accidentally stalks Elizabeth Banks
Screen Media Films has released the official trailer for Scott Abramovitch’s upcoming comedy Eat Wheaties! starring Emmy-winning actor Tony Hale as Sid Straw as he accidentally stalks his famous college classmate Elizabeth Banks after he tries to reconnect with her on Facebook for their upcoming reunion. However, when his silly innocent messages to Banks suddenly go viral, his life gets instantly ruined by social me

"They're smarter, they're faster, they're organized…" Netflix has dropped the full-length trailer for Army of the Dead, the bloody new Zack Snyder movie that he co-wrote and directed in 2019 before the pandemic hit. This project has been in development for over a decade, originally as a direct sequel to Zack's Dawn of the Dead (from 2004), and Snyder finally finished it and it's landing on Netflix in May. Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate

Step Brothers director Adam McKay has discussed the political leanings of the film’s main characters, saying they’d be “way into QAnon.”
The beloved 2008 comedy starred John C. Hale and Will Ferrell as step brothers Dale and Brennan respectively.READ MORE: The 20 greatest Step Brothers quotesIn a new interview with the New York Times, McKay mused on how the brothers would see life in 2021, and where their political allegiances may lie.
Asked if Dale and Brennan would &ldq

BEGIN SLIDESHOWWithout Remorse featurette explores Tom Clancy’s source material
With just two weeks left until the film’s arrival on the streaming platform, Amazon Prime video has unveiled a new featurette from the Michael B. Jordan-led adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse that explores the source material and the character’s past iterations and future with Jordan. The featurette can be viewed in the player below!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWZack Snyder’s Army of the Dead Trailer: A different kind of heist pic
Fans of Zack Snyder better get ready to see a unique return from the filmmaker to his debut genre as Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Army of the Dead, an action heist pic set in Las Vegas during a large zombie outbreak. The Army of the Dead trailer can be viewed below!
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Double Shot at Love renewed for a third season at MTV.
MTV has officially renewed their reality TV show Double Shot at Love for a third season with Jersey Shore alums DJ Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino set to return. The renewal comes after six months since the show had wrapped up its Las Vegas-set second season. The series is scheduled to make its return later this year with a slight alteration to the format as Pauly found love last season, so he and his girlfriend Nikki wil

"We can do this! He's coming back to us…" RLJE Films has released an official trailer for a super freaky new horror thriller titled Anything for Jackson, from filmmaker Justin G. Dyck. This originally premiered at the Fantasia and Nightstream Film Festivals last year, and it's arriving on VOD soon. A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child but end up summoning more than they bargained

Disney+’s She-Hulk series has begun filming in Atlanta
The now filming listing on Georgia’s official state website confirms that production on Marvel Studios’ upcoming She-Hulk series has finally begun in Trilith Studios in Atlanta and is expected to shoot until August 30. The filming start for the Tatiana Maslany-led MCU series was previously delayed last year due to the ongoing pandemic. This marks Marvel Studios’ third Disney+ project that is currently in production a

Cate Blanchett to star in Todd Field’s directorial comeback film TAR
It has been 15 years since the critical success of Todd Field’s drama film Little Children, and now Deadline brings word that the acclaimed filmmaker is finally making his feature directorial comeback in the form of a new drama film for Focus Features. Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has officially signed on for the leading role in Field’s upcoming film titled TAR.
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Video: Godzilla vs. Kong’s Adam Wingard talks deleted scenes!
Warner Bros. and Legendary provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to sit down 1:1 with Adam Wingard, director of the gigantic hit MonsterVerse crossover Godzilla vs. Kong! In this segment, we ask Wingard to talk about deleted scenes, specifically one we witnessed while on set in Australia in 2019. Check out what Wingard had to say in the player below!
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Netflix’s Bridgerton gets early Season 3 & Season 4 renewals
As production continues on the upcoming second season of Bridgerton, Netflix has officially renewed producer Shonda Rhimes’ hit period romance drama for third and fourth seasons. The early two-season renewal comes after it was recently confirmed that Season 1 breakout star Regé-Jean Page will not be reprising his role as the Duke of Hastings Simon Bassett in the next season. Despite this, the first season&r

"I promised my therapist: no bodyguarding!" Lionsgate + Millennium Media present the first teaser trailer for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (also known as Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard without the "the"), a sequel to that action movie a few years ago. Did we need a sequel? No! But they made one anyway! So have fun. The wacky odd couple is still completing missions, but this time they get entangled with Sonia Kincaid, played by Salma Hayek. The trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon

BEGIN SLIDESHOWHitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard teaser with Reynolds & Jackson!
Lionsgate has released the teaser for The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the sequel to the hit 2017 comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which will make its theatrical debut on Wednesday, June 16. Check out the Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard teaser in the player below!
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"You need to get on social media, pronto." Screen Media has revealed an official trailer for the indie comedy Eat Wheaties!, a strange adventure in shaming and stalking starring the one-and-only Tony Hale (the voice of Forky!). This hasn't hit any festivals but it is arriving on VOD at the end of this month for anyone looking for some good laughs. Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. Stuck at a crossroads and determine

Stephen King has made a New Year’s Resolution to watch a new film from every year since 1961 across this year.
Updating fans as to his progress on Twitter, King reached 1988 on his journey this week, and watched the classic Hairspray, along with its 2007 remake.
Along with River’s Edge (1986) and Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987), King shared his thoughts on John Waters’ classic film.
He wrote: “Both SPRAYS are great fun, the Waters maybe a little better, but Travolta was grea

Sony Pictures sets release date for action comedy The Man From Toronto
Sony Pictures has set a release date of January 14, 2022, or MLK weekend, for its upcoming film The Man from Toronto, starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. That puts the action comedy in competition with Marvel’s Morbius, starring Jared Leto, which is currently slated to open five days later on Jan. 19.
RELATED: Kaley Cuoco Joins Kevin Hart in The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto was originally schedu

College students in the United States are to be offered free screenings of Oscar-nominated film Promising Young Woman this week.READ MORE: ‘Promising Young Woman’ review: darkly funny revenge thriller pulls the rug on predatorsThe new film follows medical school dropout Cassie (Carrie Mulligan) who aims to avenge the death of her best friend, who was raped.
The screenings, set to be held this week (April 15), come as part of a collaboration between the film’s creators, Focus Fe

Sharlto Copley joins Season 2 of Netflix’s Russian Doll
Variety reports that Sharlto Copley has jumped aboard the second season of Netflix’s award-winning mystery dramedy, Russian Doll. The actor is the latest to join the star-studded cast following the announcements of Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) and Carolyn Michelle Smith (Colony).
The series follows a young woman named Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) who gets stuck in a time loop in which she relives her own 36th birthday par

Michael Cera boards Amy Schumer Hulu comedy Life & Beth
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Cera is making a return to television via the Amy Schumer straight-to-series Hulu comedy Life & Beth. The Arrested Development star will play the series regular role of John, a farmer and chef who is always honest and to the point.
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The 10-episode series, formerly titled Love, Beth, was picked up in July 2019 and

Tom Cruise has shared his love for movie stunts, to such an extent that it often ruins takes.
Cruise is set to return to his role in Mission: Impossible for the seventh film in the series, out later this year.
Discussing the film and more in a new interview on The Graham Norton Show, Cruise revealed that when doing a lot of his own stunts, he gets called back to re-shoot after he can’t hide his excitement and begins smiling on camera.
“The first time of any stunt is nerve wracking bu

Numerous figures from across the world of entertainment have spoken out following the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Minnesota on Sunday (April 11)
Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed during a traffic stop in the US city of Brooklyn Center. Police Chief Tim Gannon told reporters yesterday (April 12) that the officer who fatally shot Wright mistakenly drew her handgun instead of a Taser (via BBC News).
Wright’s death has sparked outrage and pr

A new character named Commander Knoxx has been added to the upcoming live-action Borderlands film.READ MORE: ‘It Takes Two’ review: a Pixar-esque, cutesy co-op delightThe news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood on Monday, April 12. Commander Knoxx, who will be a “key character” in the upcoming film, is the daughter of General Knoxx, who first appeared in the Secret Armory Of General Knoxx DLC for the first Borderlands game according to Game Informer.
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