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Comedian, actor, and director Bo Burnham is releasing a brand new special in 2021, but it will very much be a product of 2020. Filmed inside his home without a crew or an audience over the course of the pandemic year, the aptly named Inside will premiere on Netflix before the year is out.
Announced out of the blue via social media, this special is a truly unique one-man show premiering on a big stage. Fans immediately asked Bo how he captured the in

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ComingSoon.net had the chance to speak with the cast of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (read our review), which streams this Friday on Amazon Prime.
Our own Jeff Ames got the chance to talk to Jamie Bell (King Kong), Lauren London (Always and Forever) and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) about their roles in the film.  Without Remorse is the explosive origin story of Clancy’s iconic action hero John Clark. The film is directed by Stef

The first official trailer for Chris Pratt’s new Amazon sci-fi movie ‘The Tomorrow War’ has been shared.
The clip, which you can watch below, sees the Guardians Of The Galaxy star fighting a future war with mysterious aliens.
According to the official synopsis “the world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: 30 years in the future mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species”.
It goes on: &

The Criterion Channel is spending the month of May celebrating the independent spirit in filmmaking. From indie-film legend Gena Rowlands to blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo, there should be something for everyone in this month’s new additions for film historians.
Check out The Criterion Channel May 2021 new additions:
The Criterion Channel May 2021 Featured Series
Satyajit Ray at 100
Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), The Music Room (1958), Apur Sansar (1959), Devi (1960), Ra

Director Chloé Zhao recently made history at the 93rd Academy Awards, becoming the first woman of color to win the Best Director award while also receiving an Oscar for Best Picture for her film Nomadland. Zhao’s next film is the upcoming Marvel Studios feature Eternals. In a new interview with Variety, President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige recalled the pitch that Zhao made for the film and marveled at how it’s coming along. 
RELATED: Director Chloe Zhao Reve

"Since I was a child, I've always loved a good story… I believe that stories helped us to ennoble ourselves to fix what was broken in us, and to help us become the people we've dreamed of being." Introducing… 2021 Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins! One of the best actors of all-time. Hopkins just won the Oscar for Best Actor this past weekend for The Father, a heart-wrenching film about how hard it is to live with dementia. This is actually his second Oscar win - he also won Be

Michael B. Jordan has responded to rumours that he could be set to play Superman in the forthcoming DC movie reboot.
J.J. Abrams recently confirmed he will be producing the new Warner Bros. reboot alongside author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who is writing the film’s screenplay. No plot details have been shared yet and Jordan has recently been rumoured to take up the role.
Now speaking to Jake’s Takes, Jordan neither confirmed or denied the rumours.
“You hear the whispers

Reports came in last week that Disney and Marvel Studios were already planning on having Falcon and the Winter Soldier creator Malcolm Spellman develop the fourth Captain America film in the franchise. Speaking to ComicBook.com, Spellman responded to the rumors and tried to downplay them in the process. 
RELATED: Falcon and The Winter Soldier Showrunner Working on Captain America 4
“Who said it? Did Kevin say it?” Spellman said when asked about the rumors. “I would n

Sony has revealed which three games PlayStation Plus subscribers can add to their collections this coming May. The PlayStation 5 selection is Wreckfest, a demolition derby/racing game from the fine folks at Bugbear Entertainment and THQ Nordic. On the PlayStation 4 front, players can leap into action on EA’s Battlefield V or try to survive in Stranded Deep.
Wreckfest arrives for the first time on PlayStation 5 this May, but it has made more than a few laps around the track on ot

Netflix has released the official trailer for Julio Quintana’s upcoming inspirational comedy-drama film titled Blue Miracle, starring Jimmy Gonzales and Dennis Quaid. The video features Gonzales’ Omar, who enters a big fishing competition with Quaid’s Captain Wade in order to save his all-boys orphanage from shutting down. The film will be available for streaming on May 27.
RELATED: New Netflix Preview Unveils First Look at Summer Movie Lineup
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Ewan McGregor has spoken out about the forthcoming Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff series saying it will feel “so much more real” than the franchise’s prequels.
The actor, who last portrayed the legendary jedi in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), will reprise his role in the Disney+ show, which currently has no release date.
Speaking about the prequels in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he criticised George Lucas for making them too CGI ba

HBO Max has released the official Hacks trailer for the upcoming comedy series, starring Emmy-winning actress Jean Smart and newcomer Hannah Einbinder. The video features a millennial comedy writer as she finds an unlikely mentor in a veteran comedian who needs to appeal to a younger crowd in order to save her Las Vegas residency. The series is scheduled to make its debut on Thursday, May 13, with the first two episodes.
RELATED: HBO Max’s Gossip Girl Reboot Sets Premiere and New Cha

Footage of Adam Sandler being turned away from a pancake diner after a waitress failed to recognise him has gone viral.READ MORE: Adam Sandler didn’t ‘get good’, you were just being a snobIn a TikTok clip, which you can view below, the Uncut Gems star is told he will have to wait 30 minutes before being seated at a IHOP restaurant.
Sandler is then seen turning around and exiting the establishment.
The clip was later posted online after the waitress realised that she had turned

Famed PlayStation franchise The Last of Us was scheduled to hit the silver screen at one point not long after the first game’s release, but that project evolved into a television adaption for HBO. Original game director Neil Druckmann recently revealed why the team made the change, and it makes sense to anyone familiar with the source material. The studios behind The Last of Us movie wanted big set pieces and action, something that the creators at Naught

The Electronic Software Association will go ahead with their Electronic Entertainment Expo (more commonly known as E3) in 2021 after skipping 2020 due to world conditions. However, it will not take place in its usual home in the Los Angeles Convention Center. Instead, the game convention of game conventions will be an all-digital showcase hosted by game industry stars Greg Miller, Jacki Jing, and Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez.
Greg Miller will certainly be comfortable in the role of E3 ho

In a recent interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o has finally opened up about Marvel Studios’ upcoming Black Panther sequel, revealing that going back to the set of the MCU film will be very emotionally difficult as she and the film’s cast are still mourning the loss of lead star and dear friend Chadwick Boseman, who died at the age of 43, nearly a year ago after a four-year-long private battle with colon cancer. Production on Black Panther 2 is

"Who says I like you?" Momentum Pictures has released an official US trailer for the indie titled Port Authority, which originally premiered back in 2019 at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. Marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Danielle Lessovitz, Port Authority is a love story set in New York's kiki ballroom scene. The story follows Paul, a 20 year old from Pennsylvania, who arrives at NYC's central bus station and quickly catches eyes with Wye, a Black t

It has already been six months since we’ve last heard an update on Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Meg sequel, and now lead star Jason Statham has opened up about the upcoming action sequel, confirming that he is indeed set to reprise his role as Jonas Taylor from the 2018 film. Speaking with Collider, Statham, who is currently in production for his next film with Guy Ritchie, revealed that the studio is planning to start filming the project early next year. The English action star also

"Fish on!!" Netflix has debuted an official trailer for the inspirational family film Blue Miracle, based on a true story about a Mexican orphanage that competes in a fishing tournament. After a hurricane leaves their boys home nearly destroyed, they decide to partner with a local fishing boat captain, as played by Dennis Quaid, and enter the tournament (Bisbee's Black & Blue) with no hope - only dreams. The film's main cast includes Jimmy Gonzales, Anthony Gonzalez, Bruce McGill, Nathan Ar

As production continues on HBO’s House of the Dragon, the first behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series have surfaced online (via Daily Mail UK), providing us our first look at The Crown alum Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy’s characters as Prince Daemon Targaryen and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. The photos, which you can check out below, feature the pair having a conversation on a beach.
In the novel, Rhaenyra is the first-born child of

Hamilton is set to make its return in London’s West End this summer.READ MORE: ‘Hamilton’ review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s bold, brilliant and daring musical arrives onlineLin-Manuel Miranda’s musical will resume at the Victoria Palace Theatre from August 19, nearly 18 months after theatres shut their doors last March because of COVID-19.
Hamilton, which first opened in London in December 2017, is now booking until February 2022, with the cast yet to be announced.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has called this year’s Oscars telecast “so boring”.
The actor and former California Governor told Jimmy Kimmel he only made it an hour into the three-hour show which aired on Sunday (April 25).READ MORE: The biggest talking points from the Oscars 2021: Glenn Close twerking, Yuh-jung Youn’s sass and one big anti-climax“The reason I only watched one-third is because it was so boring,” Schwarzenegger said on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday

"Let's roll." Paramount has unveiled an official trailer for an action thriller known as The Misfits, the latest movie from Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin, who had an epic run in the 90s (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, Cutthroat Island, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea) but hasn't made anything that exciting recently. After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching im

"An enigmatic and hypnotic modern fairy tale." IFC Films has released a new official US trailer for the German indie romance film titled Undine, from filmmaker Christian Petzold (of Barbara, Phoenix, and Transit). This originally premiered at last year's Berlin Film Festival, also where Paula Beer won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in this film. Beer stars as the titular Undine (based on the Undine myth), who works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. But when the man she l

HBO Max has finally revealed new details about their highly-anticipated Gossip Girl reboot, confirming that Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s newest teen drama series is scheduled to make its debut this summer in July and is expected to be set in a post-pandemic time. In an exclusive cover story by Cosmopolitan, a more detailed description of the reboot’s main characters has been shared, introducing us to Gossip Girl’s newest Upper East Side targets in the form of Zoya, Aud

Rachel Bilson has cleared the air with Rami Malek following a recent social media incident.
The actress had recalled an awkward exchange with Malek, who she went to high school with, after she posted an old photo of them on Instagram and he asked her to take it down.READ MORE: Will there be a ‘Bohemian Rhapsody 2’? Everything we know about the Queen and Freddie Mercury sequel film“Rami and I actually have talked since that came out. He connected with me, and we’re al

To celebrate National Superhero Day, Marvel Studios released a new featurette ahead of Black Widow‘s July 9, 2021, release date.
The video features actress Scarlett Johansson, who will reprise her role as Natasha Romanoff in the upcoming film. She discusses the background of Black Widow and assures fans that “it’s time for her story.” The film will launch in theaters and stream on Disney+ with Premier Access in most markets.
RELATED: Black Widow Rating Revealed

"The place you're born… is the place that half-buries you." The Cinema Guild has debuted a new official US trailer for the acclaimed Chinese documentary Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue, made by the prolific director Jia Zhang-Ke (aka Jia Zhangke), of A Touch of Sin, Mountains May Depart, and Ash Is Purest White previously. This originally premiered at last year's Berlin Film Festival as one of the opening day films. Filmmaker Jia Zhangke chronicles his local literature festival in S

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Michael B. Jordan … John KellyJodie Turner-Smith … Karen GreerJamie Bell … Robert RitterGuy Pearce … Secretary ClayLauren London … Pam KellyJacob Scipio … HatchetTodd Lasance … DallasJack Kesy … ThunderLucy Russell … CIA Director Dillard
Written by Taylor Sheridan and Will Staples.
Based on the novel by Tom Clancy.
Directed by Stefano Sollima
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Tom Clancy fans rejoice! After near

Mary Holland stars in Golden Arm, a new road tripping buddy comedy with Betsy Sodaro that dives into the dysfunctional world of women’s arm wrestling. Ahead of its release via video on demand services on Friday, April 30, ComingSoon.net Managing Editor Tyler Treese got to speak with the talented actress. Holland opened up about her improv comedy background, her friendship with co-star Sodaro and the nuances found in competitive arm wrestling.
Check out our Mary Holland interview

"Don't even think about escaping…" Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for a frightening small town horror thriller titled Women, a new feature from Icelandic director Anton Sigurdsson. In the film, a small-town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who lives a double life. Apparently he's kidnapping and torturing women, but why? And why are so many still locked up, what is going on with them? Women

Martin Scorsese has made his debut on TikTok alongside his daughter Francesca.
Francesca, an actress and avid TikTok user, posted a video of her dad trying to guess a number of “feminine items” while she filmed his reactions.READ MORE: ‘We Are Who We Are’ review: Luca Guadagnino’s dazzling opera of adolescent confusionPresented with a picture of a menstrual cup, the Wolf of Wall Street filmmaker is heard saying: “That’s a flagon” and later adding &

It has been over 23 years since the theatrical release of Peter Hewitt’s fantasy comedy The Borrowers. Now Deadline brings word that Universal Pictures is in the process of developing a modern reboot of classic 1997 live-action film adaptation of Mary Norton’s children’s novel. The project hails from the original film’s studio Working Title and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway scribe Patrick Burleigh.
In addition, Conrad Vernon, who is known for directing hit animated fi

Ahead of its return this Sunday, The CW has released the extended trailer for the upcoming sixth season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, providing us with a better idea of what crazy episodes fans should expect in the new season. The video features the team going up against time-traveling aliens who are disrupting earth’s history. It also teases a wild west episode, a singing competition parody, as well as a Disney-inspired episode.
The new season will kick off with episode 6.01 titled

"We are fighting a war 30 years in the future… Our enemy is not human." Amazon has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for the sci-fi action movie The Tomorrow War, the latest from The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay. A man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront his past. This high concept sci-fi ensemble extravaganza is about time travelers who tell us we need to go to the future to fight aliens to save humanity. The only

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Coming off from winning the Best Animated Feature for the Jamie Foxx-led Soul at last Sunday’s 2021 Oscars, Walt Disney Studios and Pixar have finally released the full Luca trailer for their first animated film this year starring Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer. The video begins with two young sea monsters as they venture above the surface to experience an unforgettable summer with their new human friend, who encourages them to try a bunch of things they think a

"Everything good is above the surface: walking, air, the sky, the clouds, the sun!" Disney has debuted the full trailer for Pixar's next original movie titled Luca, the feature directorial debut of Italian storyboard artist Enrico Casarosa (who directed the Pixar short La Luna as well). Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, the film is about two friends and an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. But both boys are actually sea monsters. Cas

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Amazon Studios has released the first teaser trailer for Chris McKay’s upcoming sci-fi action feature, The Tomorrow War, starring Marvel Cinematic Universe alum Chris Pratt. The video provides us our first preview of the film’s action-packed sequences, involving Pratt’s character as he leads a group of soldiers to the future in order to save the world from aliens. Also starring Oscar winner J.K. Simmons and Emmy nominee Yvonne Strahovski, the film will be avail

ComingSoon.net is excited to share an exclusive clip from the supernatural thriller Threshold, which releases May 3 on Arrow Video’s subscription streaming service.
The second film from co-directors Powell Robinson and Patrick R. Young, Threshold follows a pair of estranged siblings that go on a haunted road trip after being cursed by a cult. The inventive thriller was shot on two iPhones with a crew of only three people. Lauren Bates produced the film, which stars Joey Mil

Wayne T Carr, who was cast as John Stewart/Green Lantern in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, has opened up about being cut from the film.
The actor was initially due to star in Snyder’s reworking of the 2017 superhero film in the final scene, before Warner Bros cut the scene and replaced it with a reveal of Martian Manhunter.READ MORE: ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ review: an unflinching update fans can be proud of“[Snyder] said, ‘We’re going to

Sir Anthony Hopkins reportedly offered to accept his Oscar win via Zoom, but the Academy refused.
The actor won the award for Best Actor at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday (April 25), and was singled out as one of the only winners who was not present in Los Angeles or at one of the Oscars hubs around the world.READ MORE: The biggest talking points from the Oscars 2021: Glenn Close twerking, Yuh-jung Youn’s sass and one big anti-climaxHopkins’ absence was particularly notable as the

The production team behind the recent Framing Britney Spears documentary are reportedly working on a new film about Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s 2004 notorious Super Bowl Halftime show.
The show was overshadowed by ‘Nipplegate’, the infamous incident which saw Timberlake rip open a section of Jackson’s costume, exposing her nipple to millions of viewers across America.READ MORE: ‘Framing Britney Spears’ review: heartbreakingly human story th

Paddington 2 has secured a higher rating than Citizen Kane on Rotten Tomatoes after the seminal movie slipped from its 100 per cent rating.
The Orson Welles classic, which is widely heralded as one of the greatest films of all time, lost its perfect score after a review from 80 years ago was added to the site.READ MORE: ‘Paddington 2’ – film reviewThe 1941 film now has a 99 per cent rating on the review aggregator, which means that Paddington 2 has surpassed its score.
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Paddington 2 has become the highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes after Citizen Kane slipped from its 100 per cent rating.
The Orson Welles classic, which is widely heralded as one of the greatest films of all time, lost its perfect score after review from 80 years ago was added to the site.READ MORE: ‘Paddington 2’ – film reviewThe 1941 film now has a 99 per cent rating on the review aggregator, which means that Paddington 2 has surpassed its score.
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Riverdale’s Cole Sprouse is landing a new role, as the actor is set to star alongside Lana Condor in New Line’s HBO Max Original feature Moonshot. 
MORE: Universal Sets Release Date for Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone
According to a report from Deadline, Sprouse will join the film, which is said to be a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist. Moonshot is set in a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best of humanity. Two very different college studen

Universal and Blumhouse Productions announced on Tuesday that the upcoming horror thriller The Black Phone officially has a release date, with the company targeting January 28, 2022, as its release date.
RELATED: James Ransone Reuniting With Derrickson & Hawke for The Black Phone
The film, which will be directed by Scott Derrickson, tells the story of Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement. When a disconn

 Emily VanCamp’s Sharon Carter made quite a splash in Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, revealing herself to be the mysterious Power Broker in the finale of the series. Speaking to Marvel about her role in the show, VanCamp discussed the opportunity to play the role and what her character means for the Marvel Cinematic Universe moving forward.
RELATED: Anthony Mackie Found Out About Captain America 4 From a Fan
Initially, VanCamp had no clue what was happen

Netflix announced today that both parts of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie will premiere on June 3, 2021. The film will be available globally outside of Japan and is the latest installment of the beloved magical girl series, which became a hit television show in the 90s after finding success in Kodansha’s manga magazine “Nakayosi.”
RELATED: Yasuke Teaser: LaKeith Stanfield is a Samurai in Netflix Anime Series
Both Part 1 and Part 2 of Pre

Netflix announced today that both parts of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie will premiere on June 3, 2021. The film will be available globally outside of Japan and is the latest installment of the beloved magical girl series, which became a hit television show in the 90s after finding success in Kodansha’s manga magazine “Nakayosi.”
RELATED: Yasuke Teaser: LaKeith Stanfield is a Samurai in Netflix Anime Series
Both Part 1 and Part 2 of Pre

"I did what I could to survive…" Vertical Entertainment has released the official trailer for a legal drama called American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, the latest from director Michael Polish (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, The Astronaut Farmer, Force of Nature). An American woman named Mildred Gillars, played in this by Meadow Williams, broadcast Nazi propaganda during World War II. She was dubbed "Axis Sally" by the American GIs who simultaneously loved and hated her because of her