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Universal Snaps up Mike Flanagan’s The Season of Passage
Christopher Pike’s novel The Season of Passage is set to be adapted into a space horror film from Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House). Deadline reported that Universal pictures acquired the feature pitch in a “competitive situation”. The director took to Twitter to announce his excitement.
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Emily Blunt has addressed the controversial Irish accents in her upcoming film Wild Mountain Thyme.
Last November, the first trailer for the film was mocked for its “very upsetting” Irish accents.
The film, a new drama directed by John Patrick Shanley based on his play Outside Mullingar, stars Blunt alongside Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm and Christopher Walken.
Speaking to Sky News, Blunt and her co-star Dornan said they’re “not going to lose any sleep” ove

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New Scream film shot multiple versions to stop spoilers
Radio Silence, the directors of the upcoming Scream franchise installment, confirmed to Bloody Disgusting that in addition to having multiple scenes prepped in scripts given to actors they actually SHOT multiple versions as well.
“There are not only multiple versions of the Scream screenplay, but also the movie, with the purpose to obfuscate fans who want to spoil the final product. This was confirmed t

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Interview: Composer Henry Jackman talks The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
The terrific new series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is currently streaming on Disney+, which means audiences have gotten a healthy dose of composer Henry Jackman’s exciting new score. Lucky for us, Jackman, who previously composed music for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, was able to make time to talk about his scoring process on the show, what it

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Interview: Composer Henry Jackman talks Falcon and The Winter Soldier
The terrific new series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is currently streaming on Disney+, which means audiences have gotten a healthy dose of composer Henry Jackman’s exciting new score. Lucky for us, Jackman, who previously composed music for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, was able to make time to talk about his scoring process on the show, what it was

Under the Stadium Lights trailer: Laurence Fishburne stars in sports drama pic
Saban Films has released the official trailer for their upcoming sports drama film titled Under the Stadium Lights, starring Milo Gibson and Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne. The video highlights an inspirational underdog story about a high school football team as they try to prove to other big teams in Texas that they have what it takes to become champions. The film is scheduled to arrive on June 4 in select theater

"This city chews ’em up, and it spits ’em out." Saban Films + Paramount have released an official trailer for yet another small town football underdog sports story called Under the Stadium Lights, also known as Brother's Keeper. The film tells the true story of the 2009 Abilene High School Football team. After a crushing defeat ended their prior season, everyone counted the Abilene Eagles out of title contention. Facing doubts and personal challenges both on and off the field, it wi

Flashback Trailer: Dylan O’Brien takes a heavy trip to the past
Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Flashback, in which Frederick Fitzell (Dylan O’Brien, The Maze Runner) is haunted by visions of a girl gone missing. Check out the Flashback trailer in the player below!
“I’m excited for this film to finally be out in the world,” O’Brien told ET exclusively when they launched the trailer. “It’s trippy, but incredibly human. I thin

Legendary’s Toxic Avenger reboot adds Jacob Tremblay to cast
Following the announcement of development on the project in November with Game of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage set to star in the titular role, Legendary’s The Toxic Avenger reboot is expanding its cast with the addition of Jacob Tremblay (Good Boys), according to Deadline.
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The new film is being described as a contemporary reima

"I just wanna know if the Water Man is real!" Me too, Gunner! RLJE Films has revealed the first official trailer for The Water Man, the feature directorial debut of acclaimed British actor David Oyelowo. This initially premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and it's debuting exclusively in theaters to start coming up this May. A boy sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers. Described as an "engaging family film wi

Idris Elba has opened up about continuing rumours that he will be the next James Bond.READ MORE: Mark, My Words: Respect to Idris Elba for not even knowing what Cats is about – I’d have taken the cash tooSpeaking to Robert Bruce on Capital XTRA, Elba said the rumours have “chased” him for some time but that he’s just happy playing in hit BBC show, Luther.
Elba said: “I know the rumours about Bond have always chased me. Listen, my poor mum is like ‘O

Lisa Cholodenko set to helm Elle Fanning-led Girl From Plainville at Hulu
Nearly a year after the project was first announced to be in development at the streaming service, Hulu’s The Girl from Plainville starring Elle Fanning (The Great) has landed Emmy winner Lisa Cholodenko (Unbelievable) to helm the first two episodes of the true crime drama, which is expected to begin production later this year, according to Deadline.
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The Edge of Sleep Series to Star Markiplier, Analeigh Tipton & Eve Harlow
YouTuber Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) is set to lead and executive produce The Edge of Sleep, a TV series based on his podcast of the same name. According to Deadline, the series will be the first major scripted TV venture for Markipiler and his company QCode. FX’s Chosen writers and series creators Jake Emanuel and Willie Block will script and serve as showrunners. The duo worked together and have deve

Warrior renewed for third season, moving to HBO Max!
With production of original series on Cinemax coming to an end, the future of the Bruce Lee-based action series Warrior was left unknown after its second season finale in December but fans can rejoice as it’s been confirmed it will return for a third chapter, now at HBO Max! The cast video announcement can be viewed below!
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Shock Exclusive: Raid 71 Unveils New Pandemic: Lockdown 2 Prints
Raid71 (aka Chris Thornley) has been tickling our funny bone over the last couple of years with his cultural mashups, and now he returns to a theme he started last year with a new Pandemic set. Check out our exclusive sneak peek in the gallery below!
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Lockdown has been for over a year now for most of the world and we are slowly, cautiously ea

Sony acquires Billy Crystal’s Here Today, sets May release date
It’s been 20 years since Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Billy Crystal (Standing Up, Falling Down) last stepped into the director’s chair for the HBO sports biographical drama 61* and now his latest effort, Here Today, is finally coming to audiences as Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films has acquired the rights to the dramedy.
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Netflix’s Never Have I Ever Season 2 adds Common in recurring role
Oscar-winning rapper-actor Common (Selma) has officially signed on for a recurring role in the upcoming second season of Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher’s coming-of-age dramedy Never Have I Ever, which is scheduled to make its return this summer. According to EW, Common is set to portray the role of Dr. Chris Jackson, who will be the love interest to Poorna Jagannathan’s Nalini, and is being de

Dave Bautista sci-fi adventure Universe’s Most Wanted goes to STX
Eros STX Global Corporation, a global entertainment company, announced today that the studio has acquired from AGC Studios and CAA Media Finance rights to release Universe’s Most Wanted, the upcoming sci-fi adventure starring Dave Bautista, in the United States, the United Kingdom and India. The announcement was jointly made today by Adam Fogelson, chairman, STXfilms Motion Picture Group, and Stuart Ford, chairman, AG

Seance Trailer & Poster: Simon Barrett returns with slasher whodunnit
RLJE Films has unveiled the first trailer and poster for the slasher whodunnit Seance from writer/director Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest), which sees a group of teenage girls at a boarding academy as they find themselves stalked by a terrifying killer. The trailer and poster can be viewed below!
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Camille Meadows is the new girl

"If someone dies in a bad way, the energy imprints on the surroundings. If you're sensitive, you can pick up on it…" RLJE Films has released an official trailer for an indie horror film called Seance, marking the feature directorial debut of writer Simon Barrett (of You're Next, The Guest). Camille is the new girl at the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls. Soon after her arrival, six girls invite her to join them in a late-night ritual, calling forth the spirit of a dead former stude

BEGIN SLIDESHOWTom Cruise sets fall global press tour for Top Gun: Maverick
Recently Paramount’s tentpole sequel Top Gun: Maverick moved its release date to November 19 from its original July 4 weekend plans. According to a source that spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, star Tom Cruise pushed for the change as he hopes to embark on a worldwide global press tour to promote the film when more movie theaters have re-opened again. It is not a move prompted to reshuffle more film slate

First trailer & poster for David Oyelowo’s The Water Man debuts!
With just under a month until the film finally receives its wide release, RLJE Films has debuted the first trailer and new poster for David Oyelowo’s directorial debut The Water Man, which is set to select U.S. theaters on May 7! The trailer, which explores the powerful family story at the heart of the fantasy adventure, can be viewed in the player below with the poster below it!
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BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Mortal Kombat featurette teases ‘sickeningly violent’ fight scenes
Ahead of the film’s U.S. debut next week, Warner Bros. Pictures has released a brand new featurette for the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat reboot, providing viewers new glimpses of the film’s epic fighting choreography that gives justice to the beloved video game’s iconic fatalities. The video teases the match-ups between characters such as Kano and Sonya Blade, Liu Kang and Kab

The Good Wife’s Jacqueline Hoyt writing Audrey Hepburn limited series
A little over two years after the project was first announced to be in development, the limited series biography of iconic EGOT winner Audrey Hepburn is gaining steam as The Good Wife writer/producer Jacqueline Hoyt has signed on to pen the project from Italy production company Wildside, according to Variety.
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The series will be

"For the first time, I didn't feel so alone…" Disney has released an official trailer for a new short film series steaming on Disney+ called Launchpad. "Discover the magic that connects us." Bold new storytelling from six new filmmakers with unique perspectives in Disney's Launchpad, arriving in May. The series will feature six different shorts at launch - titled: American Eid, Dinner is Served, Growing Fangs, The Last of the Chupacabras, Let's Be Tigers, and The Little Prince(ss). Much

Arlington Road series in the Works at Paramount+
22 years after the theatrical release of director Mark Pellington’s neo-noir thriller film Arlington Road, Deadline brings word that Paramount+ is in the process of developing a series reboot adaptation of the 1999 Jeff Bridges-led film. The project is still in the early stages with Pellington, also attached as an executive producer. This marks the streamer’s latest effort in bringing back classic films to the small-screen which

"You always say never turn your back on family, but you turned your back on me. Now your little family is in my world." Universal has revealed a second official trailer for Justin Lin's Fast & Furious 9, aka F9, the latest installment in the never-ending "Fast Saga". This was delayed from last year and it will now open this June, after waiting for cinemas to start re-opening. The first trailer debuted a year ago. Even when lying low, they family must go out to save the world again. "The act

A new trailer for Fast And Furious 9 has been released – you can watch it below.
The clip sees Vin Diesel return as Dom, squaring up against his estranged younger brother Jakob, played by John Cena. “You always say ‘Never turn your back on family’ but you turned your back on me,” Jakob tells Dom in the dramatic new teaser.
Check it out below:The synopsis for F9 reads: “Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son,

"You're brothers… you're supposed to lift each other up." Vertical Entertainment has debuted an official US trailer for an indie drama titled Blast Beat, which originally premiered at the (last year's) 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film follows two young brothers from Colombia who struggle to fit into their new lives in suburban America. Blast Beat features an incredible and diverse cast of Mateo & Moises Arias, Daniel Dae Kim, Kali Uchis, Diane Guererro, plus Wilmer Valderrama. T

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New F9 Trailer: Dom and his team are back in action!
Universal Pictures has dropped a brand new trailer for Justin Lin’s F9, featuring new and familiar faces in the latest installment of the adrenaline-pumping franchise. The 9th film in the Fast & Furious saga is set to open theatrically on June 25. You can check out the high-flying new F9 trailer in the player below!
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In F9, Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leadin

Hugh Jackman & Laura Dern to star in Florian Zeller’s drama The Son
Coming off from the critical success of Sony Pictures Classics’ The Father, director Florian Zeller is officially setting up his follow-up project with a new film adaptation of another one of his acclaimed stage plays titled The Son. Golden Globe winner Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) and Oscar winner Laura Dern (Marriage Story) have signed on for the leading roles in the family drama. The project also hails

Disney+ Launchpad trailer showcases new live-action short films
Today, Disney+ revealed the official trailer and key art for Disney’s inaugural season of Launchpad, a collection of live-action short films from a new generation of dynamic storytellers. All six short films will be available to stream on Disney+ beginning May 28. Check out the Launchpad trailer in the player below!
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The filmmakers, all from un

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist special set for Netflix debut
Netflix has released the official trailer for their upcoming special titled Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist, which will be available for streaming for 30 days, starting this Saturday, April 17. The star-studded special comes less than a year since the unexpected passing of the beloved Black Panther star, who died at the age of 43 after his four-year-long brave battle with colon cancer. You can watch the emotional vide

"If you can rock these bones, you can start a cult." After all the other sports have been mocked in comedies, what's left? They just did ladies arm wrestling, now it's time for dominoes! TriCoast Ent. has released an official trailer for an indie titled Domino: Battle of the Bones, a new sports comedy about the little black and white tiles. A fallen domino champion from Compton enlists his savant, white, step-grandson to help him win an off-the-wall and shady as hell dominoes tournament in the

Shout! Studios’ Slumber Party Massacre remake heads to SYFY
Three decades after the theatrical release of Amy Holden Jones’ groundbreaking The Slumber Party Massacre, Deadline brings word that SYFY has successfully acquired that distribution rights to Shout! Studios’ modern remake of the 1982 classic slasher film. Production on the upcoming film recently wrapped in South Africa and is currently expected to make its debut later this year.
“We’re thrilled t

CS Collectibles: Kylo Ren, Bo Katan & more!
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"It hasn't finished yet…" Lightbulb Film Dist. has released a full UK trailer for the dystopian fantasy-thriller Undergods, which originally premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival last year (view a promo trailer from then). The film played at the Glasgow Film Festival in February and went on to receive two BIFA (British Independent Film Award) noms. In a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, K and Z roam the streets on the lookout for corpses and something even more valuable - fresh meat.

As the UK continues its step-by-step plan to exit COVID-19 lockdown, cinemas across the country are preparing to reopen their doors.
As per Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, which was announced in February, outdoor cinemas and drive-in venues can open from this week (April 12), with indoor cinemas able to welcome film fans back from May 17, when the next step of the plan is implemented.READ MORE: Unscripted telly and sci-fi escapism: how COVID-19 will change the future of film and T

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Summer camp movies are well-tread territory for comedies and have brought us the framework for memorable films such as Meatballs, Wet Hot American Summer and Heavyweights. The latest movie to offer a twist on this familiar formula is YouthMin, a mockumentary that follows a youth ministry group’s Bible camp misadventure.
Directed by Jeff Ryan and Arielle Cimino, the film stars Ryan (Orange Is the New Black) as Pastor Dave, a highly competi

Sylvester Stallone has denied joining Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago club.
The Rocky actor took to Instagram to post a screenshot of a Page Six article claiming he had joined Trump’s Florida beach club since moving to Palm Beach, denying the story.READ MORE: 10 reasons why we love Rocky“I would like to say to everyone that this never happened,” Stallone wrote in the caption. “This is just not true. It NEVER ever happened..”
He added: “I me

Kevin Smith to auction horror film Killroy Was Here as an NFT.
Kevin Smith is preparing to expand his cinematic View Askewniverse into the “cyptoverse” via Jay and Silent Bob’s Crypto Studio, an NFT gallery that will showcase art featuring the classic stoner duo. Smith will also use this new initiative to auction off the NFT for his horror anthology Killroy Was Here and allow the eventual owner an opportunity to make some cash by giving them the right to exhibit, distribu

Lou Diamond Phillips has spoken to Emilio Estevez about Young Guns 3
In a recent interview with Forbes regarding his acclaimed work in the 1987 film La Bamba, Lou Diamond Phillips also took the time to discuss the prospects of another Young Guns sequel. According to the actor, who portrayed Jose Chavez y Chavez in the pic, not only is Young Guns 3 a possibility, but he’s spoken with Emilio Estevez, who is really trying to make the film happen.
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The late Chadwick Boseman is set to be honoured in an upcoming Netflix documentary which celebrates the screen icon’s life and career.
The one-off special, called Portrait of An Artist, will drop on Netflix on Saturday (April 17) and has been teased with a trailer which sees the actor discussing his career prior to his untimely death in August 2020.READ MORE: Chadwick Boseman – 1976-2020: a real-life superhero who gave hope to many“I am an artist. People call me an actor.

Director Kevin Smith has announced he will soon auction off his latest film, the horror anthology Killroy Was Here as an NFT (non-fungible token).
According to an article published by Deadline, the resulting owner from the auction of the NFT will hold the rights to exhibit, distribute and stream the film, providing a means of income for its owner outside of the digital transaction.
“Back in 1994, we took Clerks up to Sundance [Festival] and sold it,” Smith said. “Selling Killro