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Apple has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to the half-hour comedy series The Big Door Prize from Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek writer and executive producer David West Read, according to Deadline. The project will be produced by Skydance Television and CJ ENM/Studio Dragon (Parasite).
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The Big Door Prize follows the story of residents in a small town called Deerfield, who one day discover a mag

The Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release schedule has changed, which means that two Marvel films are switching dates.
In total, six films have had their dates impacted or announced. First up is The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which is being published under Searchlight. The film has been bumped up a week from September 24, 2021, to September 17, 2021. The other Searchlight film is The French Dispatch, which is officially set to release on October 22, 2021.
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Now that the dust has settled on 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, you might be wondering if any of its cast members would want to hop back into the legendary franchise. Well, it seems one of the film’s lead actors, John Boyega, would under certain circumstances.
In a resurfaced clip from an interview conducted by Jake’s Takes in 2020 (via Twitter user @PalpyYT), Boyega says it would be a “no-brainer” if President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Ken

"Like a voice is telling me to do it." "What happens if you don't listen to it?" So this is what happens! Scary. The Rule of Three is a frightening new slasher horror short film made by young filmmaker Elwood Quincy Walker. The film premiered at a few festivals last year + this year and is now available to watch online. A woman haunted by her OCD and intrusive thoughts must overcome herself and face her inner demons to survive the night in the event of a terrifying home invasion by three masked

With Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Dune just around the corner, now might be a great time to check out the David Lynch directed adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel. A Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray for the film has been revealed. It is expected to hit shelves on August 31, 2021, and you can pre-order it right now.
Courtesy of Arrow Video, the 1984 release of Dune will have two versions of its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release. The “Limited Edition” essentially serves as th

Zack Snyder has revealed he still plans to make his long-rumoured Star Wars film – but it’s no longer going to be attached to the sci-fi franchise.READ MORE: Army Of The Dead review: fear and groaning in zombie-ridden Las VegasBack in 2013, when Snyder was gearing up to release Man Of Steel, news broke that he was developing a Star Wars movie inspired by Akira Kurosawa.
According to Vulture, Snyder’s film was going to be separate from the new trilogy of Star Wars movies, E

Frank Turner says he was once mistaken for the actor Ed Norton by Russian sex workers.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Frank TurnerSpeaking in this week’s Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, he told NME about the mix up during his early days of touring.
“I did a bunch of super-DIY touring in Russia, sleeping on the floors of squats. The day after my final show there, we were having a drink in a bar and two women came over and started t

Port Authority starring Fionn Whitehead and Leyna Bloom, is out today in select theaters and will be available on demand and digitally on June 1. Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the romantic drama focuses on the budding relationship between Paul (Whitehead) and Wye (Bloom). It also explores the experience of being a trans woman in a major city and the difficulty and stigma attached to dating.
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After a delay, Far Cry 6 finally has a release date. Ubisoft announced the upcoming open-world shooter will launch on October 7.
Ubisoft revealed the release date during the Far Cry 6 Worldwide Gameplay Reveal on May 28 that you can check out below. It was initially set for a February 2021 launch but was delayed last October.
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Alongside the trailer, as the title of the event indicates, Far Cry 6 gameplay was final

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According to Deadline, Whiplash star Miles Teller has officially been tapped for the leading role in Paramount+’s upcoming limited series The Offer, centered around the making of 1972’s crime drama epic The Godfather. Teller will be replacing Armie Hammer for the role of producer Al Ruddy after The Social Network actor dropped out of the project due to the ongoing sexual abuse allegations against him.
This marks Teller’

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Deadline is reporting that Robert Palmer Watkins (General Hospital, Last Three Days) has joined the second and final season of The Walking Dead spinoff series The Walking Dead: World Beyond in a recurring role. The actor previously guest-starred in an episode in the first season as Lieutenant Frank Newton.
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The Walking Dead: World Beyond delves into a new mythology

"This isn't your first life, Evan. You are an infinite." Paramount has finally unveiled the first official trailer for sci-fi action thriller Infinite, the latest from director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Shooter, Equalizer, Southpaw). Instead of opening this in theaters, they are releasing it streaming exclusively on their "new" service Paramount+ in just a few weeks. Once you watch this trailer you'll see why they're skipping theaters. Loosely adapted from D. Eric Maikranz's fantasy sci-fi n

"The police are looking for you." Opening this week in cinemas in the UK is this week is this intense British thriller titled Surge, set in London following a man who begins to fall apart over 24 hours. This premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival last year and was instantly compared to Joker, but it doesn't really have that kind of vibe. Surge "is a stripped back thriller about a man who goes on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation." Ben Whishaw stars, with Ellie Haddington and

Now that we’re heading into Memorial Day weekend, the ComingSoon.net staff has shared some favorite video games, movies, and television shows to help you figure out how to spend the holiday weekend. In addition to a few war-related narratives, we’ve also gathered a couple of ideas for those looking to escape completely into other worlds over the next few days. Check out our picks for this edition of CS Recommends below!
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FIFA 21’s Team of the Season promo is rolling on, with Ligue 1 being the last of the major leagues to be featured.
The crème de la crème of the French top division have lit up a Gauloises and nonchalantly strolled down the boulevard, arriving in-game in packs from where they’ll be available until June 4. As is always the way, the squad features one incredibly desirable player that will have a 0.0000000000001% drop rate that will somehow still not put anybody off. C&rsqu

The official Peaky Blinders Twitter account has announced that filming on the sixth and final season has wrapped. The post, which you can view below, gives thanks to the cast and crew of the series, saying, “You’ve given this one everything. And it’s going to be epic…”It’s a wrap! Huge thanks to the cast and crew of #PeakyBlinders season 6. You’ve given this one everything. And it’s going to be epic…
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Paramount+ has released the official Infinite trailer for Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming sci-fi action feature, starring Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg (The Departed). The long-in-development film is scheduled to make its debut on June 10, exclusively on Paramount+.
The video begins with Wahlberg’s Evan McCauley as he gets interrogated at gunpoint by Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Bathurst, forcing Evan to remember who he really is. He soon discovers that his actually part of a secret

Danai Gurira is set to reprise her role as Okoye in an upcoming Black Panther spinoff series.READ MORE: Black Panther review: The best Marvel movie yetAccording to Collider, the new Disney+ show will be produced by Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and will take place in the Kingdom of Wakanda. No other details have been shared at this point.
Gurira’s involvement with the series was first confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter in an article featuring the lawyer who brokered the deal fo

Michael Chaves, who helmed the latest chapter in The Conjuring franchise, has confirmed that a post-credits scene nearly made the cut.READ MORE: ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ review: witchy threequel scares up a stormSpeaking with NME to coincide with the release of The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It, Chaves spoke about the decision to scrap the intended scene.
“I’ll keep it a mystery as to what it was because it may be coming back in another form,”

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Netflix has announced that British actor Rupert Evans (The Man in the High Castle, Charmed) has been tapped for a key role in the upcoming second season of Shonda Rhimes’ hit romantic period drama Bridgerton. Evans is set to portray the role of Edmund Bridgerton, the late patriarch of the titular aristocratic family. Edmund is described as a loving and devoted husband, whose true love match with Violet Bridgerton gave them eight perf

Paramount is set to release Mommie Dearest on Blu-ray on June 1, 2021. The Faye Dunaway-led film, which is about the life of Joan Crawford, was a critical flop when it released in 1981, but has become beloved over time for its campiness and unintentional comedy. ComingSoon is excited to debut a clip from a commentary track by legendary New York City drag queen Hedda Lettuce, who has done interactive commentary tracks at events.
Mommie Dearest won a number of Golden Raspberry Awards in 1981 incl

"Do you think I'm weird?" Arrow Video in the UK has released a trailer for the indie comedy titled Dinner in America, already being hailed as an "instant cult classic." This premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival, and played tons of other fests including the Dublin, Neuchâtel, Fantasia, Nightstream, Stockholm, Tallinn Black Nights, and Calgary Underground. An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey throug

Following the recent addition of Oscar winner Mark Rylance, Deadline brings word that Golden Globe nominee Michael Stuhlbarg has officially signed on to reunite with Call Me by Your Name co-star Timothée Chalamet and director Luca Guadagnino in the upcoming romantic horror feature Bones & All. The project marks the acclaimed Italian filmmaker’s first U.S. set movie, which had just started its production in the Ohio Tri-State area.
In addition to Stuhlbarg, the project will

Following the recent addition of Oscar winner Mark Rylance, Deadline brings word that Golden Globe nominee Michael Stuhlbarg has officially signed on to reunite with Call Me by Your Name co-star Timothée Chalamet and director Luca Guadagnino in the upcoming romantic horror feature Bones & All. The project marks the acclaimed Italian filmmaker’s first U.S. set movie, which had just started its production in the Ohio Tri-State area.
In addition to Stuhlbarg, the project will

HBO Max has released the first Gossip Girl reboot teaser and posters of the main cast of characters. The show is set to premiere on Thursday, July 8. Based on the hit The CW show of the same name, the reboot “explores just how much social media — and the landscape of New York itself — has changed in the intervening years.”
Check out the Gossip Girl reboot first look teaser below and the character posters at the bottom of the post:

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"He's going to break your heart, but that's what friend are for." Freestyle Digital Media has debuted a new US trailer for a Chilean indie film titled My Tender Matador, also known as Tengo Miedo Torero in Spanish. This originally premiered in the Venice Days sidebar at the Venice Film Festival last year. Amid the political turmoil during 1980s in Chile, a lonely transvestite engages in a risky clandestine operation after falling in love with a guerrilla who asks her to hide dangerous secrets o

Shazam! Fury of the Gods star Zachary Levi took to Instagram to reveal that production on Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated DC sequel has officially started in Atlanta, Georgia. In his post which you can check out below, Levi expressed how grateful he is to be able to have the opportunity to portray Shazam again, sharing that his 16-year-old self would definitely be losing his mind right now if he knew about his superhero future.The sequel will see the Shazam family going up again

"He borrowed your Goya to do a bit of good in this world." Pathe UK has released the first official trailer for a kooky British crime comedy titled The Duke, the latest from filmmaker Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Changing Lanes, Venus, Morning Glory, Hyde Park on Hudson, My Cousin Rachel, Blackbird). This first premiered at last year's Venice Film Festival and is opening in cinemas in the UK this September (no US release date has been set yet). In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver

As production continues on Disney+’s Moon Knight in Hungary, Marvel Studios has finally acknowledged Oscar Isaac’s involvement in the highly-anticipated MCU series with a brand new photo, confirming that the 42-year-old actor is indeed portraying the titular eccentric hero. The photo, which you can check out below, features Isaac in front of a collection of Moon Knight artworks, teasing which version of the character’s costumes in the comics would be serving as an inspiration

According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira has recently signed on to reprise her role as Okoye, the general of the Dora Milaje, in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther spinoff for Disney+, which is being described as an origin series. It’s unclear whether or not this is also the same project as the previous Wakanda series that was first reported to be in development last February.
In addition, it has also been confirmed that Gurira is officially returning for Ma

"Don't say nothin'." Screen Media Films has released an official trailer for an indie mob thriller titled The Birthday Cake, from first-time filmmaker Jimmy Giannopoulos. On the 10th anniversary of his father's mysterious death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed… As he pieces together what really happened to his father all those years ago, he comes

April’s NPD sales chart is in, and it seems that MLB The Show 21’s jump to multi-platform has been something of a successful move.
Despite being included as a part of Game Pass on Xbox platforms, Sony San Diego’s title has hit the opposition out of the park at retail and taken the top spot. Though the year is relatively young, MLB The Show 21 is the third best-selling title of 2021 so far.
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A new documentary on The Beatles‘ time in India will premiere in the UK in June.READ MORE: The best Beatles biopics… ranked!The Beatles and India is a historical chronicle of the band’s deep and influential relationship with the country that has existed for over 50 years.
The film is co-helmed by first-time director Ajoy Bose, author of  Across The Universe – The Beatles In India. It will comprise of rare archival footage, recordings and photographs, eye-witnes

New SEC filings published today have revealed that the Ultimate Team modes in Electronic Arts’ various sports-related offerings have netted the company an eye-watering $1.62 billion during the fiscal year 2021. According to EA, a “substantial portion” of that revenue was derived from FIFA.
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Profits from the game mode, which is available in the company’s FIFA, Madden, and NHL franchises,

The rumor mill has been going like the clappers for at least the last two years regarding the potential of a new, upgraded Nintendo Switch being in the works. Well, it seems that the miller is due to get a well-earned break, should a new report from Bloomberg turn out to be true.
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The outlet claims that, according to their sources, Nintendo will commence production of a new Switch within the next two months,

Cillian Murphy has paid homage to his Peaky Blinders co-star Helen McCrory, who died of cancer in April aged 52.READ MORE: Peaky Blinders season 6 – everything we know so farMcCrory had starred as the Shelby family matriarch Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders since the show debuted in 2013. She was one of only four cast members to appear in every episode.
Paying tribute to the beloved actor, Peaky Blinders’ lead star Murphy has told The Guardian: “I was kind of in awe about how she l

Sparks have released new track ‘So May We Start’, featuring vocals from Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver and Simon Helberg.READ MORE: ‘The Sparks Brothers’ review: Edgar Wright’s revealing deep dive into odd-pop’s LA pioneersIt’s the first song to emerge from Annette, the new musical film directed by Holy Motors helmer Leos Carax, who co-wrote the script with Sparks’ Ron and Russell Mael.
The film features original music by the band and

Todd Phillips is reportedly gearing up to write the sequel to Joker, following the success of the 2019 movie.
The news was revealed in a new piece from The Hollywood Reporter on the most powerful lawyers in the film industry, which states that the follow-up to the Oscar winning comic book film is definitely in the works.
In their list of powerful Hollywood lawyers, they include an entry for attorney Warren Dern, who counts Phillips among his clients. In Dern’s entry, it states that &ldquo

In an interesting move, HBO is keeping the actor for Marlene from The Last of Us games for the television adaptation.
The Hollywood Reporter says Merle Dandridge will once again play Marlene. Her character, who serves as the leader of the Fireflies resistance movement, plays a pivotal role in the plot. Dandridge voiced the character in the 2013 game and its sequel. While best known for her voice acting, Dandridge has done a number of traditional acting roles such as playing

Square Enix is reportedly currently working on a Guardians of the Galaxy game, according to industry insider and VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb. 
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During a recent stream on his Twitch channel, Grubb mentioned that he had heard that the company was working on the title, but was now ready to confirm that the game is real and will be made by Square Enix. No other information was mentioned during the stream, but it wouldn&rs

Stand-up comedian Jo Koy is set to star in Josep, a sitcom currently in development at ABC. He will also executive produce.
Josep is a half-hour single-camera sitcom that follows a Filipino American nurse as he “navigates dating, fatherhood, and his mother moving in with him.”
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Hailing from 20th Television, Josep will be written and executive produced by Steve Joe; he will also serve as showrunner. Michael Golamco and

Zack Snyder has been responsible for many of the films released in the wider DC Extended Universe, with his latest director’s cut version of Justice League releasing to huge fanfare. In a recent interview, though, Snyder talked about how he’d love to tackle another story from classic DC lore.
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During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Snyder spoke about wanting to adapt Frank Miller’s classic T

Have you ever wanted to make your own game? Well, Nintendo is making it a bit simpler with its upcoming programming game Game Builder Garage. A new video reveals exactly how you’ll create your very own game on the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo attempts to simplify game design with Nodons. As described in the video, these helpers “live inside the Nintendo Switch system and each has its own role to play in building games.” Essentially, the Nodon are customizable objects, characters,

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Macarena Achaga will be joining Andy Garcia in the upcoming Father of the Bride reboot, according to a report from Deadline. 
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Achaga is the latest to join the film, which is set to be directed by Gaz Alazraki and with a script written by Matt Lopez. The film will revolve around a Cuban-American family, with a father coming to grips with his daughter’s upcoming w