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Showtime has ordered an anthology series titled Super Pumped. The first season will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt as co-founder and former CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick.
Initially set to be a limited series, Super Pumped comes from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The anthology series will now adapt stories from the business world that changed culture.
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The first season will be based on the best

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Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) and Peacock have announced that DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, the sequel to the Oscar-nominated blockbuster comedy, will debut as Peacock’s summer movie event for no additional charge to Peacock Premium customers in the U.S. beginning July 2, day-and-date with its theatrical release, moving up from its previously announced September 17, 2021, North American theatrical release date.
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There is some hopeful news for anyone excited for the upcoming Demon Slayer game. Sega has announced an English version of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan under the title Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will launch sometime in 2021.
In a post from the Sega Asia Blog, it confirms Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, a

"How would I know you were undercover?" Well Go USA has released their official US trailer for a Hong Kong martial arts action film titled Undercover Punch & Gun, on VOD in the US this June. This already opened in China back in 2019, and it also goes under the strange title Undercover vs. Undercover. It's about two rival police agencies being forced to team up together after a drug trade goes wrong. Undercover police Wu, played by Philip Ng, teams up with unlikely allies in order to fight a

"How would I know you were undercover?" Well Go USA has released their official US trailer for a Hong Kong martial arts action film titled Undercover Punch & Gun, on VOD in the US this June. This already opened in China back in 2019, and it also goes under the strange title Undercover vs. Undercover. It's about two rival police agencies being forced to team up together after a drug trade goes wrong. Undercover police Wu, played by Philip Ng, teams up with unlikely allies in order to fight a

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Variety brings word that Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday) is set to star in an upcoming Christmas romantic comedy for Netflix. The movie is expected to begin production in November.
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In the currently untitled project, Lohan will play a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress who gets amnesia after a skiing accident and finds herself in the ca

Another fan-favorite anime is making its way to Adult Swim. This June, the English dub of Black Clover Season 4 will be part of its Toonami program block.
Starting June 19, Black Clover Season 4 will make its debut on Toonami at 2:00 a.m. If you’ve been keeping up with the show on Adult Swim’s anime program block, this will be no surprise as its third season is currently being aired during the same time slot.
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Amazon Prime Video has released its full list of film and TV titles coming to the streaming service next month, including specials from Sasha Baron Cohen as part of Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved From Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine; the premiere of Dom, Prime Video’s first scripted Brazilian original series; Season 2 of global espionage thriller series The Family Man; the second season of Anna Paquin’s Flack; the final season of Bosch, and more.
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Lindsay Lohan is set to return to acting with a new Netflix Christmas romantic comedy.
Lohan will be playing a “newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress” according to a logline obtained by Variety.READ MORE: Disney+: seven classic shows ’90s kids should stream immediatelyHer character reportedly then gets amnesia after a skiing accident and “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.”

"The ship grows its own crew." "If… it's a ship. If… they're crew." Hell yes – some extra dark space sci-fi! Blindsight is an incredible short film made by multiple collaborators. It took four year to complete and it's now ready to watch - thanks to tip from Neill Blomkamp; this does seem like something his Oats Studios would make as a proof of concept. A small team is sent from Earth to investigate evidence of an alien species and discovers they cannot trust their senses to

The CW has officially given a series order to acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s upcoming series adaptation of DC Comics’ Naomi, which will be led by Kaci Walfall as the titular teen superhero. The pilot was directed and co-executive produced by Amanda Marsalis from a script written by DuVernay and Jill Blankenship. DuVernay also took to Twitter to confirm and celebrate the news by sharing new behind-the-scenes photos from the production of the Naomi pilot, featuring a new look

Zack Snyder has revealed he pitched Amy Adams a remake of Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler.
The Army of the Dead filmmaker, who directed Adams as Lois Lane in Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, said he pitched the actress his idea on set and that she was interested.READ MORE: ‘Army Of The Dead’ review: fear and groaning in zombie-ridden Las Vegas“It’s a kind of female version of The Wrestler, about a midweste

"Justice before redemption." Cranked Up Films has released an official US trailer for an indie action movie titled American Badger, made by a Canadian stuntman named Kirk Caouette - who stars, writes & directs this film. This recently premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival a few months ago. A seemingly cold-blooded hitman is assigned to befriend a call girl, but all hell breaks loose when he is forced to kill her. Kirk says, "I was very inspired by the early works of legendary Hong Kong fil

Deadline is reporting that The CW’s live-action The Powerpuff Girls sequel series Powerpuff is being repiloted. The project, based on the original Cartoon Network animated series, still has the previously announced leads of Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, Yana Perrault, and Donald Faison attached, along with other cast, writers, and producers.
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The initial live-action pilot was written and executive produced by Heather Regnier (iZombi

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After appearing in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet last year and landing the coveted leading role in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Robert Pattinson is looking to further strengthen his partnership with Warner Bros. by venturing into his first foray into producing. The 35-year-old actor has officially signed an overall first-look production deal, covering a selection of the company’s film and TV divisions including Warner Bros. Pictur

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Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard is set to helm the comic book adaptation Hardcore, based on the Skybound and Image comic book series created by Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible) and Marc Silvestri (Cyber Force, Rise of the Magi). The feature is based on an original story outline written by Kirkman (via Deadline).
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Hardcore is described as an action sci-fi th

In a recent Twitch live stream, actor Robbie Amell (Code 8) has confirmed that he’s currently back on the set of Sony Pictures and Constantin Films’ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City to start filming the reshoots for the upcoming reboot film. This comes five months after the new film adaptation completed its principal photography. It is currently scheduled for a November 24, 2021, theatrical release, which sees Welcome to Raccoon City going up against Disney’s new an

Army of the Dead star Omari Hardwick has opened up about the film’s cliffhanger ending.
In Zack Snyder’s new zombie heist movie for Netflix, Hardwick’s character Vanderohe finds himself in a private plane’s bathroom before realising he has been bitten by a zombie.READ MORE: ‘Army Of The Dead’ review: fear and groaning in zombie-ridden Las Vegas“I think where I was at mentally was, ‘Wow, this is funny, the parody,'” Hardwick recently told

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The first photos for Sony Pictures’ horror-thriller sequel Escape Room: Tournament of Champions have been released. The follow-up to 2019’s Escape Room is directed by Adam Robitel, who helmed the original feature, and written by Will Honley, Oren Uziel, Maria Melnik (Escape Room co-writer), and Daniel Tuch from a story by Honley, Christine Lavaf, and Fritz Bohm. Featuring the return of stars Taylor Russell (Lost in Space, Before I Fall) and Logan Miller (Lo

"He's gone, man. Did you pay him already?" Check out the first teaser trailer for an indie film made in Maine titled Up Country, the latest feature from writer / filmmaker Lucas McNelly. Three friends hire a guide to take them on a fishing trip deep in the Northern Maine woods. But, when the Guide takes all their gear, they find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere. The survival thriller is described as "a stark, haunting story about friends trying to survive in the Maine wilderness." S

Jackass star Steve-O has revealed that he convinced a doctor to paralyse him from the waist down for a stunt in Jackass 4.
The upcoming film will mark the first big screen outing for the Jackass team since 2013’s Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, with the star due to reunite with the likes of Johnny Knoxville and Jason Acuña.
In a new clip on his YouTube channel, Steve-O revealed one particularly extreme stunt that he filmed for the movie, sharing a snippet of the moment.
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Focus Features has finally released the first footage for director Edgar Wright’s long-delayed psychological thriller Last Night in Soho, confirming that the full trailer will officially be arriving tomorrow. Originally scheduled for a 2020 release, the film has been delayed two times now due to the ongoing pandemic and is currently slated to arrive in theaters on October 22, 2021.
The video offers our first look at Golden Globe winner Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie

The DC Extended Universe will soon welcome Black Adam among its members. While the movie featuring the popular antihero won’t hit theaters before next year, there is a lot of hype surrounding him. Part of the anticipation is because former WWE champion Dwayne Johnson is portraying the titular hero. Johnson is currently promoting the movie on his socials since he is also producing it. Not long ago, he revealed that the script is paying homage to Johnny Cash. More recently, the actor s

"Just the power of seeing… me." Wolfe Video has released an official trailer for an indie documentary called Ahead of the Curve, opening at the IFC Center in NYC starting this week. The doc is a fascinating inside look at Curve magazine, "the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published." From its start in 1990, Curve magazine was a "visionary and unapologetic celebration of lesbian life from cover to cover." Confronted with their possible demise in 2019, director Jen Rainin and Curve fo

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Ahead of the highly-anticipated theatrical release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, it looks like Timothée Chalamet has found his next big role in the form of Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming Wonka movie. According to Deadline, Chalamet has officially signed on for the iconic leading role as Willy Wonka in the studio’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel film. His casting comes after it was reported earlier this year

Lionsgate’s mind-bending thriller Flashback is set to release in theaters and everywhere films are rented on June 4 with a Blu-ray and digital release following June 8. The film stars Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf), Maika Monroe (It Follows), and Hannah Gross (Joker). ComingSoon is excited to debut a new clip from the movie, which stars O’Brien as Fred, who journeys into his past in the Christopher MacBride directed film.
Check out the official Flashback synopsis below:
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Timothée Chalamet has been confirmed to play Willy Wonka in a new film exploring the inventor and chocolate maker’s younger days.
The Dune star has been rumoured to take on the iconic role for a few months, with Deadline now confirming that he is on board for Warner Bros’s Wonka.READ MORE: The Willy Wonka Reunion – What The Cast Of The Cult Kids Film Are Doing NowThe film will look at the Roald Dahl character’s adventures before he opens his chocolate factory,

The first official teaser for the upcoming second season of CBS TV Studios’ hit supernatural horror drama Evil has finally been released, confirming that the Katja Herbers and Mike Colter-led series will be making its return on June 20, exclusively on its new home Paramount+. The video provides us a preview of what to expect on the new season as it takes on much darker entities that surely blurs the line between science and religion. It features Kristen, David, and Ben as they face their

Netflix has officially announced that the upcoming fifth and final installment of Money Heist will be divided into two parts, with Volume 1 set to make its debut on September 3, while Volume 2 will be wrapping up the global hit series with the final episodes on December 3. The date announcement also came with the release of its first explosive teaser, teasing the most intense season yet for the fan-favorite thieves as they make their final stand against the government in hopes of escaping

"I hope we can be together again. And hopefully soon." Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for an Indonesian indie comedy titled Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens, which is the final release title after switching between Ali & The Queens, or Ratu Ratu Queens. After his father's passing, a teenager from Indonesia sets out for New York City in search of his estranged mother and soon finds love and connection in unexpected places. He discovers that there are many different ways to finding the real mea

"I feel like I'm bothering your friend…" Gravitas Ventures has unveiled an official trailer for a wacky indie comedy titled Some of Our Stallions, the latest from filmmaker Carson Mell. This buddy comedy-drama comes from the filmmakers behind Brigsby Bear, Silicon Valley, and Jay & Silent Bob Reboot. When best friends Beautiful Bill and Andy, newly released from a mandatory stint at a mental hospital, struggle to fit into regular society, Bill decides they need romantic love. This ki

The buddy comedy Some of Our Stallions is set to release July 2, 2021, and now has its first trailer. Carson Mell (Silicon Valley, Eastbound and Down) wrote and directed the film, which he stars in alongside Al Di (Brigsby Bear, Lost Transmissions) and Olivia Taylor Dudley (The Magicians, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension). The film also features Tim Heidecker (Tom Goes to the Mayor), David Zellner (Damsel), and Mike Judge, who also serves as executive producer.
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Marvel Studios has released a new Loki TV spot for Disney+’s upcoming third MCU series, starring Golden Globe winner Tom Hiddleston. The video offers some new footage that continues to tease the dynamic between Hiddleston and Owen Wilson. It features Mobius advising Loki to start taking things seriously now as the success of his mission may determine his fate in the hands of the TVA. The series is scheduled to make its highly-anticipated debut on Wednesday, June 9.
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Sometimes finding the girl of your dreams can be a nightmare… Indie Rights has released an official trailer for a very tiny independent film titled Finding Ophelia, made entirely by filmmaker Stephen Rutterford. "Experience a quixotic new nightmare when writer/director Stephen Rutterford's horror-mystery Finding Ophelia premieres on digital this June." Jimmy Levar stars as William Edgar, a NYC adverting exec who inhabits a strange dream-like reality. His obsession with a mysterious woman

A new photo from the upcoming Uncharted movie shows our first official look at Mark Wahlberg’s Victor “Sully” Sullivan, and the character is missing his iconic mustache.
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For those that haven’t played Naughty Dog’s video game series, Sully is the mentor of Nathan Drake, who will be played by Tom Holland. The adventure starring the two archaeological thieves will release on February 18, 202

Cineworld has enjoyed a strong reopening weekend as film fans returned to cinemas following the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the UK.
The company said that the box office performance went “beyond” their expectations, in part driven by the release of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.
Cineworld’s 127 UK sites had been closed since October amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and delays to major releases such as No Time To Die.
Speaking following the reopening

Adult Swim has released another trailer for the fifth season of Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon’s hit adult-animated series Rick and Morty, which is scheduled to make its return on June 20. The video continues to tease the series’ highly-anticipated ten new episodes, promising more crazy adventures involving a sea-creature man, a giant hybrid turkey-man, more Rick clones, and a Voltron parody episode.The new trailer release comes on the heels of Adult Swim’s official announcemen

"Throughout the years we have never interfered… until now." Marvel + Disney have unveiled the teaser trailer for their next big Marvel Studios movie due out later this year titled Eternals. Of course they waited for the Academy Awards, because now they get to say this is directed by Best Director Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, who shot this in the summer of 2019 before the pandemic. This movie introduces us to a whole new set of celestial superheroes - the saga of the "Eternals", a race

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Marvel Studios has finally released the first Eternals teaser trailer for Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloe Zhao’s highly-anticipated MCU film, featuring a star-studded cast led by Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, and Richard Madden. The film is currently slated to arrive in theaters on November 5.
The video begins with the arrival of the titular heroes to Earth, where they guided and taught its inhabitants to develop human civilization throughout the years. It also te

The next title in EA and DICE’s Battlefield franchise is on the way and the first trailer for the game is expected to be unveiled as part of E3 in June. Ahead of that official reveal, though, a series of Battlefield 6 images have been leaked.
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The majority of the images have been tagged with a ridiculous meme face, meaning that details are hard to make out. Fans have been quick to assemble the sho

"What's your plan now, Bunny?" Protagonist Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for a New Zealand indie drama titled The Justice of Bunny King, from filmmaker Gaysorn Thavat making her feature directorial debut. This is premiering at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival kicking off in just a few weeks - hence the new trailer to build some buzz. Described as a "triumph over adversity tale" about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society. Essie Davis (from The Babadook) stars as Bunny

Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley’s fantasy action flick Chaos Walking arrives on Blu-ray this week, and ComingSoon is giving out five copies of the film (courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment) to some lucky readers. The film is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow), and is based upon Patrick Ness’ best-selling novel The Knife of Never Letting Go. The star-studded film also features Mads Mikkelsen as Mayor Prentiss, Nick Jonas as Davy Prentiss Jr., and Da

A new listing from French retail site Sogamely indicates that Sega’s favorite blue blur – Sonic the Hedgehog – is set to see himself star in a new Sonic 30th Anniversary Collection later this year.
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Listed as “Sonic Collection EU version” for PlayStation 4, the new listing appears to back up a rumor that has been circulating regarding Sega’s plans to celebr

The Saw sequel/reboot Spiral stayed atop the box office in its second weekend with a mediocre $4.55M three-day haul (-48%) to bring its domestic total to $15.8M. Per Deadline, that number was enough to put the Saw franchise entire over $1 billion mark cumulatively after nine films.
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Despite yet another slow box office, analysts are projecting stronger weekends ahead. In fact, this Friday sees the release of the anticipated thr

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were delayed to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and naturally, the release of the official video game based on the quadrennial sporting spectacular was also hampered. Sega’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game managed to sneak away to retailers ahead of the starter’s pistol in Japan for Switch and PlayStation 4 in July 2019.
Xbox owners and players in other regions have been out in the cold and waiting for updates, but good n

Kevin Spacey is set to appear in his first film role since sexual assault allegations were brought against him in 2017.
According to Variety, the actor will make his return to the big screen in the low-budget Italian indie film L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio, directed by Franco Nero. The film title translates to The Man Who Drew God, and will reportedly begin filming later this year.
Louis Nero, the film’s producer, confirmed that Spacey will make a cameo in the film as a police

Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds has declared himself a new Stray Kids fan following the group’s homage to the 2016 film.READ MORE: BTS respond to Queen tweeting about new single ‘Butter’ and collaboration rumoursJust last week, Reynolds went viral after he reacted to the K-pop boyband’s Deadpool homage during their performance on the Mnet reality TV competition Kingdom: Legendary War. The group had recreated the opening scene of the -2016 film during their mashup of ‘G

Have you finished every season of The Seven Deadly Sins available on Netflix and in need of more? Well, you’re in luck. The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement will be coming to the streamer next month.
Netflix revealed the newest season of the hit anime TV series would be available for viewers on June 28. The other anime offerings coming in June, as shown in the video, include Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie: Part 1 / Part 2, Godzilla Singular Point, Trese, and Rec