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Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner has joined the ever-growing cast of HBO Max’s true-crime limited series The Staircase, exploring the life of Michael Peterson, according to Deadline. Turner will portray Margaret Ratliff, one of Peterson’s adopted daughters.
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Turner joins Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Parker Posey in the scripted

Nickelodeon’s upcoming CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot from producer Seth Rogen (The Boys, Preacher, Invincible) will arrive in theaters on August 11, 2023. Rogen made the announcement on Twitter, which you can check out below!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… Aug 11 2023 (Leo takes notes like I used to)
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) June 1, 2021RELATED: CS Soapbox: Things We Want From The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot
Last year, Rogen revealed that the film wil

Late last month, Discovery and WarnerMedia announced that the companies were merging together, and now that things are official, a new name has been unveiled for the company: Warner Bros. Discovery. 
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In an announcement earlier Tuesday, the company said that the new name will aim to honor, celebrate, and elevate the world’s most-storied creative studio in the world with the high-quality, global storytelling he

Borderlands star Jamie Lee Curtis has shared a behind-the-scenes shot of her co-star Cate Blanchett.READ MORE: “It has been life-changing”: Cate Blanchett and Dominic West on refugee drama ‘Stateless’Curtis took to Instagram to post the image from the film, which is currently shooting. She wrote: “a secret BTS shot I took of Lilith, our legendary heroine, psycho blasting, vault hunting, vixen with a bad attitude and two Oscars to add to the baddasery in her tool bel

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In the Heights star Melissa Barrera is set to lead Netflix’s survival drama series Breathe after the series was ordered at the streamer earlier this year, according to Variety. The six one-hour episodes come from Martin Gero and Brendan Gall who are co-writing and executive producing the series.
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Barrera will star as Liv, a razor-sharp Manhattan attorney who finds

"I knew you'd come back." Uh, hell yes this is awesome! Even Christopher Nolan would be impressed. FIVE is an action short film made entirely independently by actor / filmmaker Stephen Ford, with the goal of capturing "both the spirit and style of Christopher Nolan's Tenet." With a budget of only $300. We've seen plenty of Star Wars and Batman fan films over and the years, but this is the first one inspired by Tenet so far (that I've come across). And it's damn good! Starring Josh Han, Brennan

Succession star Nicholas Braun has said that he is developing a script for a “social horror movie” about reality shows.READ MORE: ‘Succession’ season 3: everything we know so farIn an interview with GQ, Braun confirmed that he had been watching reality shows during lockdown while waiting for Succession season three to begin production. At the same time, he began to work on his screenplay. “I find reality shows to be kind of horrific,” he said.
The actor has ha

After nine years since Nickelodeon’s iCarly series wrapped up its six-season run, Carly, Spencer, and Freddie are finally back on-air, with Paramount+ officially releasing the first teaser trailer and key art for the highly-anticipated revival. The series is scheduled to make its debut on Thursday, June 17 with the first three episodes. It will then be followed by subsequent episodes that will drop weekly, exclusively on Paramount+.
The video features Miranda Cosgrove’s Carly as she

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Deadline is reporting that Robbie Amell (Upload, The Tomorrow People, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) and Stephen Amell (Heels, Arrow, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) are expanding the Code 8 universe with the cousins reprising their roles in the sci-fi action sequel Code 8: Part II. Jeff Chan, who helmed the first film, will return to direct Part II and also co-wrote the screenplay with Code 8 screenwriter Chris Par&eac

Showtime has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming second season of The L Word: Generation Q, which is scheduled to make its return on Friday,  August 6. The video provides us a preview of what to expect in the new season, teasing the aftermath of last season’s finale where Bette Porter lost the Mayor’s Election and Sophie cheated on Dani with Finley. It also teases a potential new relationship for Bette.
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Alice Braga (Queen of the South) is joining Oscar winner Ben Affleck (Argo, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, The Town) in Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming action-thriller Hypnotic, which is slated to begin production starting September 20 in Austin, Texas (via Deadline). The movie was originally scheduled to begin filming in April 2020 but was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic and then apparently from insurance issues, according to t

Please support us! Anything you can spare makes a huge difference. Just like many other websites before us, we're diving into the membership world. FirstShowing.net originally launched back in June of 2006 (believe it!), so this marks our 15th year and we're still going strong despite many ups & downs. We've changed and evolved over the years, we've grown and shrunk, and our focus now is different than it was 10 years ago. But more than anything: we love movies. Always and forever. And we w

"She made it okay for people to say, 'it's alright to be me.'" Amazon has unveiled the first official trailer for a music documentary film titled Mary J Blige's My Life, debuting streaming on Prime Video later this month. As the title indicates, this doc is a look at the life and work of Grammy-winning artist Mary J. Blige. The queen of Hip Hop and R&B is here to tell her truth. "Through all the highs and lows my one constant has been my fans, and I wanted to make this documentary for them,

Matthew McConaughey has called out anti-mask wearers, insisting that a mask does nothing to take away from one’s ‘identity and freedom’.READ MORE: ‘The Beach Bum’ review: Matthew McConaughey’s sun-kissed indie will make you feel alright, alright, alrightSpeaking on YouTube talk show The Carlos Watson Show, the Oscar-winning actor said of the politicisation of face masks: “Come on, man. I’m not believing you’re really scared of this

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Lionsgate has released another The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard clip from their upcoming action-comedy sequel, featuring the return of Marvel stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek. The highly-anticipated film is slated to hit the theaters on June 16, 2021. The new video features an intimate reunion between Jackson’s Darius Kincaid and Hayek’s Sonia. However, their brief romantic moment will get interrupted by the unwanted appearance of

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Lionsgate has released another The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard clip from their upcoming action-comedy sequel, featuring the return of Marvel stars Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek. The highly-anticipated film is slated to hit the theaters on June 16, 2021. The new video features an intimate reunion between Jackson’s Darius Kincaid and Hayek’s Sonia. However, their brief romantic moment will get interrupted by the unwanted appearance of

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Warner Bros. Pictures has released the final trailer for Michael Chaves’ highly-anticipated third installment, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which is slated to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max this Friday, June 4.
The video features some new footage, highlighting the true case that proved the Devil was real. It also includes a terrifying scene with Patrick Wilson’s Ed Warren as he gets deceived by something sinister.

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Kelly Marie Tran has defended a divisive scene from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The actress, who played Rose Tico in Rian Johnson’s 2017 film in the Skywalker trilogy, spoke about Rose Tico, BB-8 and Finn’s trip to Canto Bright, a casino-cum-racetrack city, to track down the Master Codebreaker.READ MORE: Star Wars movie order: a definitive viewing chronology for the galaxy far, far away“I love that scene,” Tran told Collider. “I mean, I’m [biased] so I gues

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from the new documentary The Penny Black, directed by Joe Saunders. The film was released in select virtual cinemas on May 21 and is now available on Digital platforms. You can rent or buy your copy here!
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Fittingly dubbed a “documentary noir,” The Penny Black follows Will, an estranged son of a conman who fights temptation, paranoia, and his own nefarious legacy after

"Whatever happened that day… that was not Ernie." Warner Bros / New Line has debuted one final trailer for the chilling new horror sequel The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the third feature in The Conjuring franchise that originally started with James Wan's film in 2013. This one tells the very eerie and frightening story about the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense. One of the most sensational cases from their files…

Netflix has finally announced the release date for the upcoming fourth and final season of Atypical, confirming that the acclaimed comedy-drama series is scheduled to make its return on Friday, July 9. The date announcement also comes with the release of the first official photos from the long-awaited season, which you can check out below, featuring Keir Gilchrist’s Sam, Nik Dodani’s Zahid, Brigette Lundy-Paine’s Casey, Fivel Stewart’s Izzie, and more.
Last season saw Sa

Face/Off actress Romy Walthall has died at the age of 57, her son Morgan Krantz confirmed to Variety.
Walthall was best known for her roles in Face/Off and The House of Usher. Krantz confirmed she died on May 19, after experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.
Her first major film role was in Thief of Hearts, Jerry Bruckheimer’s 1984 thriller. Walthall also starred in 1985’s A Bunny’s Tale, based on Gloria Steinem’s investigation of the working conditions of

In celebration of Pride 2022, HBO Max has officially announced the launch of a new spotlight page called Shine On, which features a list of curated film and TV lineups that gives highlight to LGBTQIA+ stories, characters, and creators. In addition, viewers will get exclusive access to concerts, never before seen clips, and interviews within their “Your Pass to Pride 2021” Collection, produced by Human by Orientation throughout the month. Human By Orientation

BAFTA has announced they will not be awarding any Fellowships or Special Awards at this year’s TV ceremony.
The decision comes in light of the ongoing controversy surrounding Noel Clarke, who was accused of sexual misconduct, bullying and harassment by over 20 women. 
A spokesperson from BAFTA explained the organisation’s decision to withhold the Fellowships and Special Awards this year, telling Metro: “We have recently announced that we are conducting a review of the proc

Microsoft has inadvertently leaked details on the sequel to Sega’s popular Two Point Hospital.
According to a now-deleted store listing, the new game – named Two Point Campus – will see players building and managing a university campus. The listing read, “Get to know your students, explore their personalities and fulfill their wants and needs. Craft buildings, choose courses, hire the best staff and build an academic institution to stand the test of time.”
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As production continues on Eli Roth’s Borderlands, Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis took to Twitter to share a brand new behind-the-scenes image from the Hungary set of Lionsgate’s upcoming live-action film adaptation of Gearbox Software’s popular video game series.
The new Borderlands photo provides us our first glimpse at Oscar winner Cate Blanchett as Lilith, teasing the lead character’s video game accurate costume. Curtis, who is playing the role of Tannis in the

Microsoft has confirmed that they’re adding four more titles to its Xbox Game Pass service within the next ten days. Ahead of its Xbox/Bethesda Games Showcase at E3 on June 13, players will be able to get down and dirty with The Wild at Heart, For Honor, Backbone, and Darkest Dungeon.
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The atmospheric handcrafted puzzler The Wild at Heart is available today on Xbox Cloud Gaming. Ubisoft’s visceral war br

Following its theatrical release and Disney+ debut last Friday, Disney’s newest live-action feature Cruella has been receiving a good amount of positive responses from critics and audiences alike, who are praising the film’s direction, costume design, and soundtrack as well as Emma Stone and Emma Thompson’s performances. The film currently sits at a gross of over 440 million worldwide, which helped to reignite the box office since the pandemic started last year. If Cruella con

The Entertainment Software Association has confirmed that the Official E3 2021 Awards Show (their title, not ours) will be available for viewing on Tuesday, June 15.
A four-day E3 broadcast kicks off on June 12, with the award show taking place on the last day. Awards from an esteemed media panel will dish out gongs for the “Most Anticipated” game of E3 2021, but will also recognize individual titles from each of the participating publishers and developers.
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"I'm never who people think I am…" Vertical Ent. has released the first official trailer for The Serpent, an assassin action thriller arriving in select theaters this month. The film marks the feature directorial debut of world famous Russian model Gia Skova, who also produced and wrote and stars in this film. "If you want something done, do it yourself." Agent Kavsky is highly trained and one of the CIA's most lethal weapons. When she’s given a special assignment that takes a disa

The Exorcist filmmaker William Friedkin has praised A Quiet Place Part II.
The director, who also made The French Connection, took to social media to share his thoughts on the sequel movie in John Krasinski’s horror universe.READ MORE: ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ review: a gripping horror sequel that’s worth shouting about“A QUIET PLACE 2 is a classic horror film,” Friedkin wrote on Twitter. “Cinema is back.”
Baby Driver director Edgar W

"Join Jonna and Gorilla on their quest!" Viva Pictures has released a new US trailer for a Swedish animated movie called Ape Star, or The Ape Star, which also opens in theaters in Sweden this month. Telling the story of a young orphan girl who meets the perfect parent – that just so happens to be a gorilla. Jonna has lived at the orphanage all her life. One day a Gorilla comes and adopts her. It takes some time for Jonna to get used to her new mother, but just as everything starts becomin

Nintendo has triumphed to the tune of $2.1 million in a case against the owner of the now-defunct ROM site ROMUniverse.
TorrentFreak reports that a California federal court ruled that site operator Matthew Storman, a Los Angeles resident, uploaded and distributed pirated Nintendo games and made a profit from the mass copyright infringement by charging for subscriptions.
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Storman represented himself in court and claimed that the sit

Electronic Arts has taken the bold step of removing several of the older titles in the Need for Speed franchise from digital storefronts.
As of Monday, Need for Speed: Carbon, Need for Speed: Shift, Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed, Need for Speed Undercover, and the notorious Need for Speed: The Run are no longer available for purchase digitally on Xbox, PlayStation, or PC.
EA was quick to point out that anybody who already owns any of the affected titles will continue to be able to play

Emma Stone has recited Steve Martin’s classic monologue from Planes, Trains and Automobiles – you can watch the clip below.READ MORE: An open letter to film fans: remakes are a thing – stop crying about itThe actress explained on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that she was a big fan of the 1987 John Hughes film. She watched it on repeat while growing up, to the point that she had memorised Martin’s iconic rant as Neal Page.
After Kimmel gave Stone the previous line, wh

Paddington 2 has lost its perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes after a rare negative review for the 2017 movie was added to the site.
The film was listed as the best-reviewed film on the aggregator site last month after maintaining the most positive reviews (245) while still securing a 100 per cent ‘Fresh’ score.
Over the weekend, film critic called Eddie Harrison published a two-star review for Film Authority, knocking Paddington 2’s score to 99 per cent.
Harrison’s rev

Scarlett Johansson hopes the forthcoming Black Widow film brings fans “some resolution” after her character’s demise in Avengers: Endgame, according to a recent interview.READ MORE: Black Widow: release date, plot and everything we know so farBlack Widow takes place after Captain America: Civil War, and presumably before Avengers: Infinity War. Johansson’s character Natasha Romanoff died in Endgame after sacrificing herself on Vormir to help Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye) obt

Scarlett Johansson hopes the forthcoming Black Widow film brings fans “some resolution” after her character’s demise in Avengers: Endgame, according to a recent interview.READ MORE: Black Widow: release date, plot and everything we know so farBlack Widow takes place after Captain America: Civil War, and presumably before Avengers: Infinity War. Johansson’s character Natasha Romanoff died in Endgame after sacrificing herself on Vormir to help Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye) obt

Hey there, film score lovers! Welcome to another edition of CS Score. This time we’re taking a look at La-La Land Records’ amazing expanded scores for Michael Kamen’s X-Men and John Ottoman’s X2: X-Men United. We also spoke with American Murder: The Family Next Door composer Nainita Desai, who revealed her unique scoring process for the Netflix documentary; and Servant composer Trevor Gureckis, who revealed what it was like working alongside M. Night Shyamalan.NewsBack i

At first, I wasn’t even sure if I liked The Venture Bros. or was just stricken by the trainwreck of main characters (minus the cool machismo of Brock Samson) but the show ultimately taught me how to love myself a little more. Long before the second season told me that everyone was free to feel good, I knew I had a connection to this wild franchise, which is now getting its own movie. One Venture Bros. character, in particular, opened me to more personal reflections and a deeper analysis o

Despite recently stating Far Cry 6 will not be making a political statement, an open letter has been posted by Ubisoft opening with the line “Our story is political.”
The letter comes from Far Cry 6 narrative director Navid Khavari, who recently hosted the gameplay reveal for the game a few days back. It mentions the various conversations the game will attempt to have through its open-world shooting gameplay. Khavari also discusses what inspired the team to write this particular sto