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If Anything Happens I Love You deservedly walked away with the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film last month thanks to its relevant themes and carefully constructed narrative. ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with the film’s editor, Peter Ettinger, who discussed the unique challenges presented by such a powerful film.
Ettinger has served as editor on films such as Lithium, Dangerous Cargo, and the animated film Smallfoot. He also worked as assistant editor on The Horse W

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An untitled thriller set during the pandemic penned by Scream writer Kevin Williamson has been greenlit by Miramax. Actor Gideon Adlon is set to star in the upcoming film.
According to Deadline, the untitled feature will be set during the pandemic as the country begins to lockdown. A college student named Parker (Adlon) and her best friend decide to quarantine at her family lake house. They went alone, but it seems they may encounter some unwanted visitor

First-person cyberpunk action parkour game Ghostrunner is getting a full sequel and an upgraded version of the original on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
Publisher 505 Games, who acquired the IP last month, announced that they have big plans for the Ghostrunner series following a first game that has sold 600,000 copies since October of last year. Developer One More Level is back on board to develop the sequel.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and 20th Century Studios’ Free Guy will both open exclusively in theaters and will play for 45 days before they transition to streaming, reports Variety. The outlet adds that the decision to release the films exclusively in theaters was based on “recent signs of increased confidence in moviegoing,” according to Chapek, who also noted that “flexibility is a key compon

A new movie from the popular comedy series Psych has been ordered by the NBCU streaming platform Peacock. The third movie is officially named Psych 3: This Is Gus.
The announcement for the upcoming movie was revealed with a short video that pulled tweets from eager fans as the series theme song played in the background. It ended with a simple title card that said the film will be “coming soon.” Psych 3: This Is Gus is set to begin production in Vancouver this summer.#Psych3? You kno

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The official Space Jam: A New Legacy Twitter account has dropped new character posters for the Goon Squad, introducing fans to Arachnneka, The Brow, Wet-Fire, White Mamba, and Chronos. The movie will arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on July 16, where it will be available for a limited time on the streamer in the U.S. only at no extra cost to subscribers. You can check out the new posters in the gallery below!* Available on HBO Max for a limited time in the US only, at no extra

The first 15 minutes Army Of The Dead is available to watch now.READ MORE: Army Of The Dead review – fear and groaning in zombie-ridden Las VegasFans can get a sense of what’s in store from director Zack Snyder’s new zombie heist film, which is released globally on Netflix on Friday (May 21), until 3am this Saturday (May 15).
The clip premiered during a special livestream broadcast on Netflix’s YouTube page at 7pm BST this evening (May 13), which gives viewers a 32-hour w

I must admit, I was terrified after watching Saw for the first time. I was thinking about Jigsaw coming after me and telling myself that I needed to set a good example – I was in middle school at the time, after all. When I re-watched the entire series a few years later, I saw the franchise in a completely new light. Instead, I concentrated on what John Kramer was attempting to convey to us – a torturous lesson about morality and the consequences of his victims' actions. In Spiral,

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Funimation and Sunrise surprised those anticipating the upcoming Scarlet Nexus anime with a brand-new trailer, as well as key art and character art, for the “brainpunk” series.
As seen in the trailer, the Scarlet Nexus anime is set in an alternate 2020 where humanity has discovered a psionic hormone in the brain that grants superhuman abilities. As the substance is discovered, monsters known as Others begin falling from the sky and begin taking over. With the human r

"Why do you like skating so much?" "There's no one to control me, no rules to follow." Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for an inspiring story called Skater Girl, set in India, and marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Manjari Makijany. The film is a coming of age of a rural skater girl from a remote village in Rajasthan, India. When a woman from London shows up with friend who has a skateboard, everything changes in this little town, and all the local kids becoming obsesse

In an interview with TheGamer released this week, Koei Tecmo Games President Hisashi Koinuma named the Super Mario and Star Wars franchises for his list of dream Musou games in the future.
For those not in the known, Musou is the genre name for games that play like Dynasty Warriors. They typically feature 1000s of enemy soldiers that fall with a single swing of a sword and a few harder opponents attempting to take over zones across a battlefield.
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Kay Cannon’s Cinderella featuring an all-star cast including Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, and Billy Porter, will launch exclusively around the world in over 240 countries and territories on Prime Video this September. Two first look photos from the modern take on the classic fairy tale have also been released and can be viewed in the gallery below!
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One of the motorbikes used in the 1969 cult classic Easy Rider is being sold at auction.
Auctioneers for the Dan Kruse Classics sale in Midland, Texas on June 5 have put up a guide price of $300,000 (£213,643) to $500,000 (£356,072) despite there being no reserve bid set.
However, as This Is Money reports, the authenticity of the available vehicle has been called in to question in a debate stretching back more than seven years.
Another Captain America Harley-Davidson motorbike, the o

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Ahead of its theatrical release tomorrow, Netflix has released the first 15 minutes of Zack Snyder’s newest zombie action-thriller Army of the Dead, providing viewers a better idea of the film’s premise. The video also includes a musical opening sequence that features an introduction to the main characters including Dave Bautista and Omari Hardwick. The film is set to arrive in theaters tomorrow on May 14, exclusively at 200 Cinemark locations. The wide rel

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Focus Features has officially announced the release date for Paul Schrader’s upcoming revenge thriller feature The Card Counter, starring Oscar Isaac and Tye Sheridan. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on September 10, 2021, which pits the film directly against James Wan’s newest horror film Malignant.
The Card Counter‘s filming last year encountered a few setbacks and was one of the many major film productions that was temporar

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The CW has released a new clip for tonight’s new Walker episode that features Cordell, Geri, Abeline, Micki, and Trey welcoming back the lovable troublemaker Hoyt as Cordell and Geri argue over when to reveal their secret about a certain steamy kiss. The 11th episode of the season will air tonight on The CW and will also be available to stream on The CW app beginning tomorrow.
Written by Geri Carillo and directed by Alex Pillai, the official synopsis for Episode 1.11 reads

"What's her deal?" Grasshopper Film has unveiled a trailer for an intriguing, experimental indie film titled Slow Machine, the feature directorial debut of filmmakers Joe Denardo & Paul Felten. This premiered at the 2020 Rotterdam Film Festival last year, and also played at the New York Film Festival and Vienna Film Festival. After a brief relationship with intelligence agent Gerard ends terribly, tired & disillusioned actress Stephanie hides in a house where a band is working on a reco

The original Xbox console launched all the way back in November of 2001. Now on their fourth hardware iteration, Microsoft is celebrating 20 Years of Xbox gaming with Master Chief, Conker, and the Sea of Thieves pirates with an event throughout 2021.
For now, 20 Years of Xbox is mostly a news post, a set of snazzy wallpapers, and a drop of merch on the Microsoft Store. However, the post promises more announcements throughout the year. With E3 just around the corner, it would make

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Emmy nominee Kathryn Hahn (Transparent) is joining Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, and Janelle Monáe in Rian Johnson’s murder mystery sequel Knives Out 2, according to Deadline. Similar to the previous casting announcements, no details have yet been released about the character Hahn will be playing in the feature.
Hahn most recently appeared in Disney+’s MCU series WandaVision, the limited HBO series I Know This Much I

HBO Max has finally released the first teaser for the long-awaited Friends: The Reunion special, which has now been scheduled to premiere on Thursday, May 27, on the one-year anniversary of the streamer’s launch. The video features our first glimpse of the sitcom’s beloved six stars as they walked together through what seems like the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, California.
Check out the Friends: The Reunion teaser in the player below!

In addition, the guest line-up

"Not everything's about zero & one." Bohemia Media & Trinity Creative have released an official trailer for a documentary titled An Impossible Project, about the "impossible" attempt to save Polaroid and rebuild one remaining Polaroid factory. You probably know the story - it first started in 2008 when Kodak said that they'd be stopping all Polaroid film production. In a world dominated by zeroes and ones, eccentric scientist Florian "Doc" Kaps endeavors to protect the future of analog

Superbad star Christopher Mintz-Plasse has revealed that his mother had to watch him perform his sex scene in the film because he was underage at the time.READ MORE: 10 times Superbad was totally relatableMintz-Plasse, who portrayed Fogell/McLovin in the 2007 comedy, added in the interview that he found the task particularly cringeworthy because he was also a virgin at the time.
The 31-year-old actor told The Rich Eisen Show: “[My mother] did not have to be there for everything, but s

With the great success of Netflix’s Castlevania series, which finally wrapped up its story after four seasons, and the news that another series set in the same universe is in development, many fans have begun to wish for an adaptation of the legendary Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. ComingSoon spoke to series executive producer Kevin Kolde about his love for the classic PlayStation game and why it wouldn’t be the easiest entry in the series to turn into a show for

June is traditionally the biggest month in terms of gaming news, and that centers around the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. Last year, the show was outright canceled, with many companies hosting their own showcases throughout the summer as a replacement. This year, the ESA (E3’s governing body) hopes to bring the industry back together with an app-based experience and plenty of live streams.
Detailed today via a press release, the E3 experience will be open to all as an app and web

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The longest-running Amazon Original Series, Bosch, will premiere all eight episodes of its seventh and final season on Friday, June 25, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The official teaser for Season 7 was also released, along with new photos from the upcoming final episodes you can check out in the gallery below.
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Based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling novel The Burning Room (purchas

Seth Rogen has been given a “checklist” by The Disaster Artist star Charlyne Yi after distancing himself from James Franco.
Yi took to Instagram to write a list of requests for Rogen, asking him to publicly apologise to the women who accused Franco of sexual misconduct. Franco previously described the allegations through his lawyers as “false and inflammatory”.
The list includes five bullet points, asking Rogen to protect and hire “survivors”, and to apologise

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Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram to confirm that Walt Disney Studios’ long-delayed action-adventure Jungle Cruise will now officially be having a simultaneous debut in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on Friday, July 30. In the same Instagram post, Johnson also shared a new teaser at the end which you can check below, providing new action-packed footage that also features a new look at Emily Blunt.
This marks the fourth time this year that Disney decided to chan

"I also want someone to hold hands with. To talk to… about my feelings." Mubi has debuted a new official trailer for an indie film from Poland titled Sweat, which originally premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. It also played at the Zurich, Hamburg, Chicago, Tokyo, New Horizons, Tallinn Black Nights, and Rotterdam Film Festivals. Sweat is about three days in the life of fitness motivator Sylwia Zajac, a social media celebrity surrounded by loyal employees and admirers, who i

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Netflix’s Halston, about the legendary fashion designer, played by Ewan McGregor, is set to premiere globally on the streaming platform on Friday, May 14, but Lakeshore Records has decided to give audiences a little taste of what we can expect from the limited series via an exclusive clip from Nathan Barr’s original score, titled “The End.” You can check out the track in the player below.
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Netflix has announced that Enola Holmes stars Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, The Witcher) will be reprising their roles as Enola and Sherlock Holmes in the newly announced sequel that is being developed and produced by Legendary in partnership with Netflix after the streamer acquired the worldwide rights to the first feature from Legendary last year.
Emmy and BAFTA-winner Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve, Ramy) will return to direct the sequel. BAFTA an

Castlevania Season 4 brings the story of Trevor Belmont to an end today as it is now streaming on Netflix. However, this season proved difficult to bring together due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ComingSoon was able to talk to the series’ executive producer and assistant director about how the pandemic forced production to change.
“Everything you could imagine that’s sort of expected [has happened],” assistant director Adam Deats told ComingSoon. “I think animation is

"Don't think it's too late for you." Greenwich Entertainment has released the first official trailer for an indie drama titled Sublet, from Israeli filmmaker Eytan Fox (Yossi & Jagger, Walk on Water, The Bubble). This originally premiered last year at the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival & Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, and it also stopped by BFI Flare, after originally being set to premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. In Sublet, a NY Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after

As production continues on The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Disney+ has announced that Star Trek alum Zachary Quinto and Emmy winner Billy Porter along with EJ Johnson (Rich Kids of Beverly Hills) have officially joined the original cast of the upcoming animated family sitcom revival of The Proud Family. The series is slated to debut sometime in 2022, which would be 17 years after the original sitcom concluded its run on Disney Channel.
Quinto and Porter are set to portray the roles o

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Netflix has finally released the first Masters of the Universe: Revelation photos for Kevin Smith’s upcoming sequel series to the classic 80s animated show titled He-Man and the Masters of the Universe from Filmation. Revelation Part 1 is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, July 23 with the first five episodes of the 10-episode series. The photos, which you can check out below, feature our first look at the updated versions of the main characters including He-Man,

Deadly Illusions, which premiered on Netflix earlier this year, is coming to digital storefronts and video on demand services on June 1. ComingSoon.net is excited to debut a new trailer for the thriller, which stars Kristin Davis (Sex and the City), Greer Grammer (Awkward.), Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding), and Shanola Hampton (Shameless). Dark Star Pictures will release director and writer Anna Elizabeth James’ film on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, Fandango Now

"50 years. 25 albums. 345 songs. Unlimited genius…" Focus Features has unveiled the first trailer for Edgar Wright's first documentary film The Sparks Brothers, an extensive profile of the band known as Sparks. This just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and it also stopped by SXSW and Hot Docs. How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Edgar Wright's doc film The Spakrs Brothers, which fe

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As Monsters Inc. fans continue to wait for the upcoming debut of Monsters at Work, Disney+ has released the first image for Pixar’s upcoming animated spinoff series, which hails from executive producer Bobs Gannaway, based on the original characters created by Oscar-winning filmmaker and original film director Pete Doctor. The series is scheduled to make its debut on July 2.
The photo, which you can check out below, features a closer look at the franchise’s five new

Cinemas are set to reopen across the UK next week in line with the easing of coronavirus restrictions – read on to see what will be playing.
While each cinema chain and independent venue has made their own decision as to their reopening date, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had set May 17 as the date that indoor hospitality would be permitted again.READ MORE: When will cinemas reopen in the UK?Many venues have therefore set May 17 as their reopening date – click here for a full list of

Director Jeff Fowler took to Twitter to confirm that production on Paramount Pictures’ upcoming action-adventure sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has officially been completed in Vancouver after nearly two months of filming. In his post, Fowler went on to express his gratitude to the cast and crew while also describing the sequel as truly special and epic. The Ben Schwartz-led film is scheduled for an April 8, 2022, theatrical release, which puts Sonic the Hedgehog 2 up against an un

Time to meet Nelly and Marion… Pyramide Films in France has unveiled the first official trailer for the film Petite Maman, the latest from Portrait of a Lady on Fire director Céline Sciamma. The title translates directly to Little Mom, which is a reference to the film's plot and what happens with a young girl who meets another young girl in the woods one day. Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. One day her mother di

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Lionsgate has released the full Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard trailer for their highly-anticipated action-comedy sequel, starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek as they make their respective return as an unlicensed bodyguard, a sadistic hitman, and a homicidal baby mama. The video provided lots of new footage that highlights the trio’s crazy antics, with the Kincaids continuing to make Michael Bryce’s life a living hell by disrupting his sa

Two new DualSense colors are coming soon for the innovative PlayStation 5 controller. The new colors are Cosmic Red and Midnight Black, which both look great. The default controller is white, so this adds some much-needed variety. Sony says the new controllers will begin launching in retailers next month. However, an exact date was not announced as “the exact date will vary by location,” so gamers are told to check their local retailers for availability.
“Both Midnight Black a

"Now let's go do what we do - and blow some things up!" Lionsgate + Millennium Media have debuted the full-length official trailer for the summer's 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. 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 find that they are all that

"You don't get to doubt my loyalty!" Starz has debuted an official trailer for the Blindspotting TV series, which will premiere on Starz starting in June. We're breaking our no-TV rules to feature this trailer, mostly because it's also a chance to highlight the outstanding film this show is based on. Blindspotting premiered at Sundance in 2018 and earned quite a bit of acclaim, but it's still being discovered by more people. This new show is executive produced by Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs

Boy George has opened up about his hopes for his forthcoming biopic, Karma Chameleon.
The musician spoke to NME at the BRIT Awards earlier this week, saying he wants the film to be “very heartfelt and honest.”READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Boy GeorgeDiscussing the distance he felt from the film and the character who will be in the biopic, the artist said: “I don’t really have a fixed idea about who that person is anyway, because I

Star Trek: Lower Decks has become a fan-favorite for its comedic animated spin on the legendary Star Trek series. It’s now set to release on Blu-ray, DVD, and steelbook on May 18. There are plenty of bonuses for fans that pick up the first season including the “Lower Decktionary,” which is described as “a multi-part exploration of the series’ music, art design, animation process and more.” Other bonuses include interviews with voice actors, deleted

"People love you so much because you showed them you're human." Netflix has revealed the full-length official trailer for Baggio: The Divine Ponytail, also known as Il Divin Codino (which is just "The Divine Ponytail") in Italian. The Netflix film retraces the 22-year-long career of famous football / soccer player Roberto Baggio, focusing on the champions' story and the one of the man behind it. By telling the story of the rise of both the champion and the man behind it, the conflicts with his

Gal Gadot has sparked controversy on social media with a tweet addressing the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The Wonder Woman 1984 star, who is a former Israel Defense Forces fighter, disabled comments on her post, but over 100,000 people have since quote-tweeted her message.
“My heart breaks. My country is at war,” Gadot wrote. “I worry for my family, my friends. I worry for my people. This is a vicious cycle that has been going on for far too long. pic.twitter.c

Adam Sandler has reunited with the IHOP employee who went viral for turning him down.READ MORE: Adam Sandler didn’t ‘get good’, you were just being a snobFootage went viral on TikTok after waitress Dayanna Rodas, who works in the famous pancake house chain in the US, posted a short clip saying she had asked Sandler to wait 30 minutes before being seated, without realising it was him.
“Not realising it’s Adam Sandler and telling him it’s a 30 min wait and him o

Universal Pictures has apologised after trans actor Laverne Cox was dubbed by a male actor in an Italian language version of Promising Young Woman.
The film was due to arrive in Italy today (May 13), but it has been postponed after a clip of Una Donna Promettente, shared by Universal Pictures Italy, received heavy criticism for overdubbing Cox with a male voice.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Laverne CoxIn the clip Cox’s character, Gail, could be seen talking to Carey Mulligan&