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Luke Evans has admitted that he would be interested in playing the next James Bond.
If awarded the role, he would be the second Welsh actor to star as 007 after Timothy Dalton.
“I think I’ve cut my teeth very well in movies I’ve done and I’ve enjoyed every second of it. It’s a phenomenal job, a phenomenal franchise, an incredible role,” Evans told The Mirror.
“I have to say though, it’s a daunting task for any actor to play the role after Daniel Cr

Disney inks licensing deal with Sony for Spider-Man streaming & more!
Just a few weeks after the studio first signed a major deal with Netflix for exclusive first-pay window licensing opportunities on its 2022 theatrical film slate, Sony and Disney have signed a massive multi-year content licensing agreement for U.S. streaming and TV rights for new theatrical releases across all of the House of Mouse’s platforms, namely Spider-Man and all of Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Cha

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the body behind the Golden Globes, has expelled a member following allegations of racism.READ MORE: The Golden Globes say representation is vital – why has it taken them so long to realise that?It’s been alleged that Phillip Berk, a former president and longtime member of the HFPA, sent an email to other members of staff that referred to the Black Lives Matter movement as a “racist hate moment”.
According to the Los Angle

Xbox reveals plans for free online multiplayer for free-to-play games
For fans desiring to explore the world of online multiplayer on their Xbox family consoles but not ready to pay for the cost of an Xbox Live Gold membership, the console has announced new plans to allow gamers to experience online multiplayer in free-to-play games at no charge!
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The console revealed a full list of 50 titles, currently available

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCS Video: Mortal Kombat cast talks character backstories
Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to chat with the cast of the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat movie! We took the opportunity to ask them about what aspect of their Mortal Kombat backstories they love the most… even if it didn’t appear in the film. Check out their answers in the player below!Lewis Tan was coming into the franchise as a brand-spanking-new characte

"She just walked in with her new slam-piece." Vertical Ent. has released an official trailer for an indie party comedy titled The Get Together, from Austin filmmaker Will Bakke. This premiered at last year's Austin Film Festival and Lone Star Film Festival, and arrives on VOD in May. The ensemble comedy is set at a wild Friday night house party, following group of twenty-somethings who face uncertain futures, of course. The main four characters are: a post-grad misfit, her slacker Uber passenge

STXfilms acquires Daisy Ridley-led The Marsh King’s Daughter
Just over two months after development on the adaptation of Karen Dionne’s bestselling thriller novel of the same name was announced, STXfilms has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the Daisy Ridley-led The Marsh King’s Daughter.
RELATED: The Marsh King’s Daughter: Daisy Ridley to Star in Neil Burger’s New Thriller
“We’re thrilled to be reuniting with Neil after such a successf

"Powerful and necessary." Neon has debuted a new full US trailer for the Mexican film New Order, which originally premiered at the Venice + Toronto Film Festivals last year. Nuevo Orden (in Spanish) is the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Michel Franco (After Lucia, Chronic, April's Daughter) and is described as a "gripping, hard-hitting, dystopian drama." This definitely looks intense. A lavish high-society wedding unexpectedly turns into a class struggle that leads to a violent coup. The

BEGIN SLIDESHOWWerewolves Within Trailer: Josh Ruben brings Ubisoft’s horror game to life
On the heels of news breaking that the adaptation of Ubisoft’s virtual reality horror-fantasy title would make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, IFC Films has debuted the first trailer for Josh Ruben’s Werewolves Within teasing a star-studded and hilarious whodunnit genre mashup. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: IFC Films Acquires Josh

Justice League star Ray Fisher has called out Warner Bros after the company posted a tweet following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
Chauvin was found guilty of the second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd yesterday (April 20).
Following the verdict, Warner Bros, tweeted the following: “While this verdict doesn’t bring back those we’ve so wrongly lost, we know that it brings us closer to significant change. We reaffir

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How I Met Your Mother sequel starring Hilary Duff ordered
A How I Met Your Mother sequel series is finally in the works.
Hilary Duff has signed on to star in the spin-off called How I Met Your Father. The series will consist of 10 episodes and will stream exclusively on Hulu in the United States. This Is Us showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger will serve as writers and executive producers on the Berger. 20th T

Disney & Pixar unveil new Soul animated prequel short 22 vs. Earth
While the Jamie Foxx-led film awaits its turn at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Disney and Pixar have unveiled a new animated short that serves as a prequel story to the hit 2020 fantasy dramedy Soul entitled 22 vs. Earth exploring the titular character’s time in the Great Before prior to the events of the film with Tina Fey returning to voice.
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Days Of Our Lives: NBC & Sony enter talks for Season 57 renewal
NBC and Sony Pictures Television have officially entered negotiations for the potential 57th season renewal of their long-running daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. TVLine also went on to confirm that production on Days of Our Lives had been put on hold after they recently completed filming for its current Season 56’s final episodes. Like previous renewal negotiations during the past couple of years, it might

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles heads west!
For the first time, the Ace Attorney spin-off series Dai Gyakuten Saiban is coming west. Both Nintendo 3DS titles in the series will come packaged as The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles and releases on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC on July 27, 2021. It is priced at $39.99 or available for $59.99 as a bundle with the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (which contains the first three titles in the

Apple’s Sundance-winning pic CODA sets summer release date
Apple Studios has officially announced the release date for Sian Heder’s coming-of-age drama film titled CODA, which won multiple major awards at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, including U.S. Grand Jury Prize and U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. Starring Locke & Key‘s Emilia Jones, the film is scheduled to make its debut this coming summer on August 13 in theaters and on Apple TV+.
The August release

Robert De Niro is reportedly working at an “unsustainable pace” to fund his divorce.READ MORE: ‘The Irishman’ review: De Niro & Pacino reunion betters ‘Heat’ in Scorsese’s epic crime dramaThe actor’s lawyer Caroline Strauss appeared in court last Friday (April 16), per the Independent, saying De Niro has had to “take every project that comes along” and “work six-day weeks, 12-hour days”.
“Mr De Niro is 77 years old

New to Netflix May 2021: All movies & shows coming and going
The list for the new Netflix May 2021 movies and TV titles has been released (via Vital Thrills), which you can now view below, along with the titles set to leave from the streaming service next month. This includes series debuts of new Netflix originals: Ryan Murphy’s limited series Halston starring Ewan McGregor; and the new superhero series Jupiter’s Legacy as well as new seasons of Love Death + Robot

Emilia Clarke-penned comic M.O.M.: Mother of Madness revealed
As if the four-time Emmy nominee joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Disney+’s Secret Invasion series weren’t enough, Emilia Clarke is expanding her comic book resume as Entertainment Weekly has revealed a new comic book, M.O.M.: Mother of Madness, co-authored by the Game of Thrones alum!
RELATED: Emilia Clarke Enters the MCU for Disney+’s Secret Invasion!
Co-written by Clarke

"Find what triggers your memories." Netflix has released the full-length official trailer for Oxygen, a new contained sci-fi survival thriller from filmmaker Alexandre Aja. We posted the teaser trailer for this just a month ago, and now this full trailer hints are more of what's happening inside here. A woman wakes up in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and must find a way out before running out of air. That's all we know. Mélanie Laurent stars, though the c

Denzel Washington’s A Journal For Jordan pic sets release date
Sony Pictures has finally announced the release date for Oscar-winning actor-director Denzel Washington’s upcoming drama film titled A Journal for Jordan, based on Dana Canedy’s best-selling 2018 memoir of the same name. Starring Michael B. Jordan, the film is scheduled to arrive in New York and Los Angeles theaters on December 10, 2021, followed by a wide release on December 22, 2021.
The wide release date will se

Antoine Fuqua set to helm Cat on a Hot Tin Roof adaptation
As he and star Will Smith (Suicide Squad) are currently at work searching for a new filming location for the drama Emancipation, director Antoine Fuqua is keeping his dance card full as he has signed on to direct and produce a film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, according to Variety.
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“Bringing such a

"Everybody she 'plays' with dies." Flesh seduces. Passion kills. Studiocanal UK has dropped in a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration plus re-release of the infamous erotic investigative drama Basic Instinct, from filmmaker Paul Verhoeven. This originally opened in 1992, and earned the attention of adult audiences for being hyper-sexual, including the well-known scene involving Sharon Stone. It also co-stars Michael Douglas as a violent police detective who investigates a brutal murder that

BEGIN SLIDESHOWJeremy Renner reveals Hawkeye has wrapped production!
As fans gear up for the finale of Disney+’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Jeremy Renner has taken to Instagram to reveal one of the streaming platform’s next Marvel Cinematic Universe series, Hawkeye, has officially wrapped production!
RELATED: New Hawkeye Set Photos Feature Closer Look at Alaqua Cox’s EchoHailing from head writer Jonathan Igla, the series centers on Renner’s hero ar

"You don't want to see Magaluf angry…" A festival promo trailer has launched for the indie documentary titled Magaluf Ghost Town, directed by Spanish filmmaker Miguel Ángel Blanca. This is premiering at the HotDocs Film Festival in Canada soon, with this trailer being released now to bring some extra attention to it. Magaluf is a beach town on the Spanish island of Majorca (aka Mallorca) in the Mediterranean, where many British travel for vacation each year. The place is now a rea

BEGIN SLIDESHOWThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It receives R-rating
According to Film Ratings, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema’s long-awaited third installment of The Conjuring films titled The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It has officially been given an R-rating from the MPAA for “terror, violence and some disturbing images.” This comes ahead of the Michael Chaves-directed horror feature’s upcoming simultaneous theatrical release and HBO Max debut

The Witcher, Cobra Kai & You: Netflix CEO confirms late 2021 return
During Netflix’s recent investor video for its first-quarter financial results, the streamer’s Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has confirmed that three of their biggest series along two of their high-profile movies are all set to return in the fourth quarter of this year. This includes the highly-anticipated new seasons of the Henry Cavill-led fantasy drama The Witcher, the hit Karate Kid spinoff&n

"I'm bored with people my age." KimStim Films has debuted an official US trailer for this French coming-of-age romance titled Spring Blossom, aka Seize Printemps in French, which was originally supposed to premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival. Instead it premiered at the TIFF, San Sebastián, Athens, and Moscow Film Festivals. We posted a trailer last summer, but it was removed by the distributors. Suzanne Lindon directs and stars in this film as a 16-year-old girl who is bored wi

PlayStation Plus Video Pass listed on Polish website
According to a listing on its Polish website, it appears that Sony is launching its own sort of movie streaming perks for PlayStation owners called PlayStation Plus Video Pass.
As captured by VGC, the posting said that a free trial of the service would launch tomorrow, April 22, 2021, and that the subscription was a benefit to PlayStation Plus users in the country for a limited time. The films that were listed as being available as part of th

"I know it's easy to point the finger and fear each other…" IFC Films has unveiled an official teaser trailer for the film Werewolves Within, a horror comedy from filmmaker Josh Ruben (Scare Me) that's opening in theaters this summer. This is premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival first, then will open a few months from now. Described as a "Whodunnit with Teeth", it's an adaptation of the video game where werewolves attack a small town. When a killer terrorizes the snowed-in residents o

Dave Bautista has told Warner Bros. and DC Films he’s determined to play Batman villain Bane.
The actor, who has been saying on social media for years that he would love to play the character, has now revealed he organised a meeting with the film studios to reiterate his request.READ MORE: The Dark Knight – greatest trilogy ever? “I want to play Bane so bad I went to Warner Bros., had an appointment with them, had an appointment with DC, walked in the door and said, &

"We're about to go stratospheric!!!" IFC Films has revealed another new trailer for the super wacky indie dark comedy Mainstream, which originally premiered at last year's Venice Film Festival. Strange strategy to release the teaser trailer after the full trailer, but this one plays a bit different. The second feature from filmmaker Gia Coppola (following Palo Alto) is another intense social media cautionary tale about a crazy personality known as "No One Special" that is sucked into internet f

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest feature film will open in the middle of Oscar season
Per IndieWire, United Artists has given acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson’s yet-to-be-titled ninth feature film a limited release on November 26, allowing the pic to compete in the 2021-2022 Oscar season. A nationwide expansion will follow on December 25.
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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson lands a starring role in Lionsgate heist thriller Free Agents
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has signed up to star in and executive produce the Lionsgate heist thriller Free Agents.
Written and directed by Deon Taylor (Fatale), the trade describes Free Agents as “a high-concept sports action heist thriller, tells of a group of professional football players who come together to steal from the team owners who ar

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson lands a starring role in Lionsgate heist thriller Free Agents
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has signed up to star in and executive produce the Lionsgate heist thriller Free Agents.
Written and directed by Deon Taylor (Fatale), the trade describes Free Agents as “a high-concept sports action heist thriller, tells of a group of professional football players who come together to steal from the team owners who ar

Mads Mikkelsen has revealed he owns a pair of Rihanna‘s fake nails with his face on them.
The actor, who starred in the pop star’s music video for ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ in 2015, recently said he kept a souvenir from the set.READ MORE: Rihanna: every album ranked and ratedRemembering when he first arrived to shoot, Mikkelsen told Vulture that he hadn’t met the pop star before.
“I just showed up on set. She was super-sweet — ‘Mads, f

A new study has revealed the British public’s favourite British film stars of the 21st century.
Showcase Cinemas carried out a survey among film fans to mark St. George’s Day, which found Tom Hardy and Dame Judi Dench as the nation’s top picks.READ MORE: ‘Capone’ review: Tom Hardy shits his pants in a messy, bizarre biopic about America’s most famous gangsterThe study also named Harry Potter as a favourite film of the British public, while half of the res

Paul Thomas Anderson’s next feature film is set for release in late 2021.
The film’s distributor United Artists Releasing (UAR) will screen the untitled project as a limited release on November 26 in US theatres, with a nationwide expansion on Christmas Day, Indiewire reports.
The film, which has the reported working title of Soggy Bottom, is set to be the director’s ninth project and his latest following 2017’s Phantom Thread.
While there is no official plot synopsis, th

Boy George has teased the cast of his forthcoming biopic Karma Chameleon in a new video.
Following the success of such biopics as Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, the Karma Chameleon project was first announced in 2019, though it was untitled at that time.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Boy GeorgeThe film will share the story of Boy George’s beginnings in an Irish working-class family through to his rise to stardom in the 1980s with Culture Club alongsid

Boy George has given an update on his forthcoming biopic Karma Chameleon and its casting in a new video, and called for actors around the world to audition to play him in the film.
Following the success of such biopics as Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, the Karma Chameleon project was first announced in 2019, though it was untitled at that time.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Boy GeorgeThe film will share the story of Boy George’s beginnings in an Irish

Get what appears to be your first look at Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
It looks like it isn’t just Miles “Tails” Prower that is joining the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which Paramount Pictures will release on April 8, 2022.
RELATED: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Officially Begins Production!
New photos from the set of the video game movie sequel, which recently began production last month, show off another familiar face in Knuckles the Echidna. The red echidna has been

James Gunn has a great reason for not releasing The Suicide Squad early
Yesterday, The Suicide Squad James Gunn revealed that the upcoming superhero flick has already been finished.
“We completely finished the movie this week, VFX and all. Can’t wait for you all to see it,” Gunn explained on Twitter. “It is unusual [to have it done this early] but I always planned to have it done by now. What’s more unusual is that we didn’t do a single shot of pickups o

Björn Ulvaeus has ruled out any upcoming ABBA biopics in the near future.READ MORE: ABBA are the best band in the world – no contestDespite the success of biopics like Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and Elton John’s Rocketman, Ulvaeus has vetoed the chances of an ABBA biopic appearing any time soon.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Ulvaeus said: “I don’t think we would want that actually, I certainly know myself I wouldn’t want an actor