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Universal Studios Hollywood reopens with new The Secret Life of Pets Ride
Jurassic World: The Ride unveils enhanced finale, and The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash debuts at the reopening of Universal Studios Hollywood. CS was on hand for the pass holder special park preview (disclosure: this writer has a season pass!) yesterday to get an early look at the theme park’s new updates and guidelines in advance of their public opening. As of the run date, Universal Studios Hollywood is only

Viola Davis has said that Black actors are treated like “leftovers” in Hollywood.
The actress, who recently starred in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, shared her thoughts on inclusivity and casting in a new interview with Variety.READ MORE: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ review: a soulful swansong for Chadwick Boseman“It’s so hard to get films made that don’t fit a certain box of how they see us,” Davis said on the publication’s A

CS Interview: Barbara Crampton on empowering horror pic Jakob’s Wife
Following its celebrated debut at South by Southwest and in time for its wide release, ComingSoon.net got the chance to chat with horror icon Barbara Crampton (Beyond the Gates) to discuss her work as both the star and producer of the gothic chiller Jakob’s Wife, which is now in select theaters and on digital platforms!
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Promising Young Woman star Alfred Molina has recalled his experience reading the script for the first time.
The actor, who makes a cameo appearance in Emerald Fennell’s debut feature as a lawyer called Jordan, said he was “shocked and intrigued” when first reading.READ MORE: ‘Promising Young Woman’ review: darkly funny revenge thriller pulls the rug on predators“When I read the script, I was shocked and intrigued, and it made me laugh — it scared me

"Only 20 of your crew were ever found. What happened to the other 100 men you were sworn to protect?" An intriguing, low key sci-fi short film that is built entirely around dialogue. Mimic is a short film made by LA-based filmmaker Scott Jeschke, who has been cooking up shorts for years while working to establish himself in the industry. In Mimic, a lone investigator seeks out answers from a reclusive Navy veteran to uncover what happened to a submarine that mysteriously vanished into the atmos

Disney: Cinderella’s Stepsisters to Get Film from Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo
A Disney Untitled Cinderella’s Evil Stepsisters film is in development from Oscar-nominated screenwriters Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo. Deadline reports that the duo will be joining forces again after the critical and word of mouth success of Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar. Jessica Elbaum and Will Ferrell from Gloria Sanchez Productions will produce the film.
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Disney: Cinderella’s Stepsisters to Get Film from Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo
A Disney Untitled Cinderella’s Evil Stepsisters film is in development from Oscar-nominated screenwriters Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo. Deadline reports that the duo will be joining forces again after the critical and word of mouth success of Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar. Jessica Elbaum and Will Ferrell from Gloria Sanchez Productions will produce the film.
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Harry Potter and Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory passes away at 52
ComingSoon.net is saddened to report that award-winning actress Helen McCrory died today in London after a “heroic battle’ with cancer at age 52. McCrory’s husband, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis (Billions), took to Twitter to share the news of her passing.
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Lord Of The Rings actor Stephen Ure has revealed he had a panic attack on set due to the prosthetics he had to wear.
Ure, who played an Orc called Grishnak in the 2002 film The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers said he lost the ability to swallow and was “hyperventilating” while filming a battle scene.READ MORE: Lord Of The Rings TV series: Everything we know so far“The more the panic is coming the worse it is,” Ure told Thrillist. “I’d never re

"We should be safe as long as we stay put, I guess…" Freestyle Digital Media has released an official trailer for an indie thriller titled Goodbye Honey, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Max Strand. This initially premiered at the Philadelphia Film Festival last year, but we haven't heard much about it besides that. After escaping abduction, a frantic woman must coerce an exhausted truck driver to hide in the back of her truck for the night. The two women take refuge not knowin

A list of every film and TV show leaving Netflix this month has just been collated – check it out below.READ MORE: New on Netflix UK: February 2021’s must-watch film and TVThe streaming giant notoriously keeps dates under wraps, but the Independent has put together a selection of the titles to watch before the end of April when they’ll be removed from the platform.
Titles to look out for include Richard Curtis’ romcom About Time, available until tomorrow (A

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Snoop Dogg, Meagan Good & more join Netflix’s vampire pic Dayshift
According to Deadline, Grammy-nominated rapper Snoop Dogg (Dolemite Is My Name), Meagan Good (Shazam!), Karla Souza (How to Get Away with Murder), and Scott Adkins (Debt Collectors) has been cast to join Oscar winner Jamie Fox in Netflix’s upcoming vampire thriller film Dayshift. In addition, Eric L

"It's still out there… And it's close." Kicks Australia has revealed the first official trailer for yet another new shark horror movie titled Great White, this time made in Australia where most Great White Sharks roam. A blissful tourist trip quickly turns into a nightmare when five passengers on a seaplane become stranded miles from shore. In a desperate bid for survival the group try to make it to land before they either run out of supplies or are taken by a menacing terror lurking jus

Riders of Justice Trailer previews Mads Mikkelsen’s revenge dramedy pic
The official Riders of Justice trailer for the upcoming U.S. debut of Anders Thomas Jensen’s Danish dramedy action-thriller film has been released, starring acclaimed actor Mads Mikkelsen as his character tries to avenge his wife’s death. The video provides a preview of some of the film’s action scenes while also highlighting the unlikely teamed-up between Mikkelsen’s Markus and a group of stra

CS Interview: Paul Wight talks Season 4 of Fast & Furious: Spy Racers
If you’re itching for more Fast & Furious on the heels of that wild new F9 trailer, be sure to check out Season 4 of DreamWorks Animation, Universal and Netflix’s animated series Fast & Furious Spy Racers. To get you even more pumped, one of the show’s stars, Paul Wight (best known as the “Big Show” during his time in WWE), who plays the physically gifted Palindrome in the new season,

Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange 2 to wrap production this week
In a recent interview with The Undefeated, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has revealed a new update on Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, confirming that the MCU sequel is currently on its final week of production in London. Filming first started back in November but was temporarily shut down earlier this year due to the increasing COVID-19 restrictions in the UK.
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STARZ orders Courteney Cox-led horror comedy Shining Vale to series
STARZ has greenlit an eight-episode series order for Shining Vale, a new horror comedy starring Golden Globe nominee Courteney Cox (Friends), Academy Award nominee and Emmy winner Greg Kinnear (The Stand) and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino (Hollywood).
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“Shining Vale is a smart, chilling and funny series that tells the story of a family in turmoil w

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Video: Monday interview with stars Sebastian Stan & Denise Gough
Ahead of the film’s select theatrical and digital debut, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with stars Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier) and Denise Gough (Andor) to discuss their work on the romantic drama Monday. Our interview can be viewed in the player below!
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Brad Pitt sets cameo role in Sandra Bullock-led Lost City of D
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) has officially signed on for a cameo appearance in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming rom-com adventure Lost City of D which will be led by Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pitt joining the film is the Oscar-winning actor’s way of returning the favor to Bullock, after she first agreed to a cameo role in David Leitch’s star-studded actio

"You can either work the field, or play the field." Sony Pictures Classics has revealed an official trailer for an indie football drama titled 12 Mighty Orphans, based on the true historical account of a young football team playing during the Great Depression (in the 1930s). The sports film – starring Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, and Robert Duvall – tells the story of the Mighty Mites, the football team from a Fort Worth, TX orphanage who, during the Great Depression, we

Game of Thrones’ Pilou Asbaek in talks for Jason Momoa’s Aquaman 2
According to Deadline, Danish actor Pilou Asbaek has entered negotiations to star opposite fellow Games of Thrones alum Jason Momoa in Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated Aquaman 2. Further details about his character are still being kept under wraps, but production might finally begin this summer in London. This casting news comes after Warner Bros. recently announced the cancellation of its potential sp

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Ep. 5: Clues, takeaways & predictions
Last week’s jaw-dropping bloody final moments of Disney+’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier sure left audiences reeling as they had to wait a week to see the outcome of John Walker’s murder of a Flag Smasher in public and now the fifth episode is here and it’s glorious.
The Falcon and The Winter SoldierThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier Ep. 4: Clu

"Don't get paranoid… we've got the answers." MTV Docs + Paramount have unveiled an official trailer for a TV documentary film titled Going to Pot: The High and Low of It, which will be launching streaming on Paramount+ starting on 4/20 this month. Of course. MTV Documentary Films celebrates 4/20 with the highly anticipated Going to Pot: The High and Low of It from Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato of World of Wonder Productions. In Bailey and Barbato's Going to Pot, they explore the growin

New to Hulu May 2021: All the movies & shows coming & going
The schedule for the new movie and TV titles coming to Hulu in May 2021 has been revealed (via Vital Thrills), which you can view below, along with the titles that are set to leave from the streaming service next month. This includes the arrival of new seasons for several Hulu original series: SNL alum Aidy Bryant’s Shrill Season 3; and Madagascar: A Little Wild Season 3, as well as the series debut of the strea

"You… belong… here…" Vertical Ent. has released the official trailer for an indie horror film from Colombia (shot and made in English) titled The Devil's Child, also known as Diavlo. The latest horror feature from filmmaker David Bohorquez. Young nurse Cherry finds herself haunted by lingering childhood trauma when she is employed at a remote estate to care for a clairvoyant and sinister man, who might just have psychic powers. Freaky. The indie horror film stars Marvens Pa

HBO’s The Last of Us adds Gabriel Luna as Tommy
According to Variety, Terminator: Dark Fate actor Gabriel Luna has officially been tapped to star opposite Game of Thrones vets Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in HBO’s highly-anticipated series adaptation of The Last of Us. Production on the live-action series is expected to begin this coming July in Canada.
Luna is set to portray the role of Joel’s younger brother Tommy Miller, described as a former soldier who hasn’t lost

Disney+ May 2021 movies and TV titles revealed!
Disney+ has revealed the full list of new movies and TV titles available on the streaming service this coming May 2021. This includes the debut of Lucasfilm’s newest animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch and the second season premiere of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.Next month will also see the world premiere of Disney’s newest live-action feature Cruella starring Emma Stone as the iconic 101 Dalmatian villain.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth…" 1091 Pictures has revealed an official trailer for the indie survival thriller called This World Alone, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jordan Noel. This originally premiered back in 2018, but it has been waiting to get a release for these past three years, finally arriving (on VOD) in the midst of entirely different global cataclysm. Three women attempt to survive after a cataclysmic event leaves the Earth without any technolo

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth…" 1091 Pictures has revealed an official trailer for the indie survival thriller called This World Alone, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jordan Noel. This originally premiered back in 2018, but it has been waiting to get a release for these past three years, finally arriving (on VOD) in the midst of entirely different global cataclysm. Three women attempt to survive after a cataclysmic event leaves the Earth without any technolo

Eric Andre has paid tribute to late rapper DMX, saying he was a “star” that was “born to rap”.
The hip-hop icon died last week (April 9) after being hospitalised on April 3 following a heart attack.READ MORE: DMX, 1970 – 2021: hip-hop giant who shone brightest in the darknessSpeaking to NME about his love for DMX, Andre spoke of using one of the rapper’s tracks in his new movie Bad Trip, which finished editing in 2019.
“I’ve been lis

Watched at Home: Top streaming films for the week of April 10
Welcome back, fellow couch potatoes, to another edition of DEG’s Watched at Home Top 20.  This week was, well, more or less similar to last week. Wonder Woman 1984 took the top spot again and seems to be engaged in a never-ending “mortal kombat” with Tom Hanks’ News of the World (No. 2) and The Croods: A New Age (No. 3). Will anything unseat this dynamic trio in the coming weeks?
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Johnny Depp’s recent legal trouble with ex-wife Amber Heard is reportedly set to be the subject of three new documentaries.
It comes after Depp lost his libel case against The Sun last year. The actor had been suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and The Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton over an April 2018 article which referred to him as a “wife beater” in relation to allegations from ex-wife Amber Heard, claims Depp has strongly denied.
The trial originally

Critics have been sharing their responses to Pete Davidson’s casting as Joey Ramone, with split opinions so far.
Yesterday (April 15), it was announced that Davidson would play the late Ramones frontman in upcoming Netflix biopic I Slept With Joey Ramone. The film was announced to mark 20 years since Ramone died, after a seven-year battle with lymphoma.
The film will be directed by Jason Orley, who worked with Davidson on Big Time Adolescence and Pete Davidson: Ali

The Queen’s Gambit actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is set to play late Beatles manager Brian Epstein in a new film.READ MORE: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ review As first reported in The Daily Mail, the actor, who played chess prodigy and later journalist Townes in Netflix smash The Queen’s Gambit, will play Epstein in the biopic Midas Man, which is to be directed by Jonas Akerlund.
Akerlund is a Swedish director best known for working with Madonna o

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Resident Evil anime gets new trailer, director and composer revealed
Netflix’s original computer graphic anime based on Resident Evil is nearing its release. A new trailer was released showing off the characters in Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness today. Series mainstays Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield can be seen in the exciting video. The anime series will celebrate the horror gaming franchise’s 25th anniversary and will launch in July 2021.
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