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When HBO’s Game of Thrones came to an end over two years ago, it led to quite the outcry from fans of both the show and book series alike. However, at least one person close to the show seems to be pleased with how things have ended. 
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In a recent interview with The Times (via IndieWire), actor Sean Bean — who played Ned Stark during the first season of Game of Thrones — reveale

There might be something creepy under the sheets, so be careful when you go to bed tonight… Check out this excellent little "micro-horror short" Shroud made by filmmakers Patrick Mason and his wife Ingrid Heidelberger. This was made by them during lockdown last year entirely on their own at home, with some friends on post, and the best part is that this is actually a really fun short film for just over 60 seconds of actual footage. It's a good one, worth a quick watch. Another fine examp

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Ryan Kiera Armstrong (The Tomorrow War, American Horror Story, Anne with an E) will play the lead role of Charlie in Blumhouse and Universal Pictures’ upcoming Firestarter adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror sci-fi novel, according to Deadline. Drew Barrymore played the role in the 1984 movie adaptation, starring alongside David Keith. A first look photo featuring Armstrong in the film was also released.
Armstrong will join the previous

A brand new international trailer for the upcoming Mamoru Hosoda film Belle has been released, giving fans a taste of what’s to come in the film. 
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The highly anticipated anime film will be released next month and is the ninth project for Hosoda following his 2018 Oscar-nominated film Mirai. Belle has been described as a touching, coming-of-age story that’s told in a fantasy-filled visual style. The f

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In a competitive situation, Lionsgate has landed rights to bestselling author Steven Rowley’s new novel The Guncle which was published last week on May 25 by the Putnam imprint of Penguin Random House. Rowley will adapt and executive produce the feature adaptation.
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By turns hilarious and profound, Rowley’s new novel follows a reclusive, once-famous gay

IDLES are set to release their documentary, Don’t Go Gentle, in cinemas next month.READ MORE: ‘IDLES: Don’t Go Gentle’ review: a touching portrait of fandom done rightThe documentary film, directed by Mark Archer, will be available to view in cinemas from July 2 with fans able to buy tickets for the screenings here. The film will also have some previews and Q&A sessions with filmmakers in selected cinemas from June 23-30.
The documentary will be availab

A new trailer for Mary J. Blige’s My Life documentary has been released.
The film is directed by Oscar-winner Vanessa Roth. It is an exploration of Blige’s milestone 1994 album of the same name.
Watch the trailer for the documentary below:“’My Life’ is probably my darkest album at one of the darkest times I’ve had,” Blige says in the emotional trailer. “Most of the time I was just depressed and didn’t want to live.”
She added: “I

It’s been just over a year since the release of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot’s last DLC, but Bandai Namco is back again with another drop, as the third batch of new content for the game now has a release date. 
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In a brand new trailer for the game, Bandai Namco has announced that the final DLC for the game is launching on June 11, and will be called Trunks – The Warrior of Hope. The DLC will

WandaVision star Paul Bettany has said that his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is uncertain.READ MORE: ‘WandaVision’ doesn’t need forced feminism to be powerfulWhen asked about the future of his character Vision, the actor told The Playlist: “I don’t have a contract. I don’t know that. I don’t know that at all.”
Bettany added: “All that I do know is, as far as this sort of traunch of press goes, it’s for an Emmy push, which is

Microsoft’s first-party stable of developers has exploded over the past few years, culminating with the huge $7.5-billion purchase of Bethesda in September 2020. While it had more studios to start with, Sony hasn’t quite kept up with Microsoft in this regard, even after buying Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games in August 2019. However, it still seems that Sony is looking to acquire more teams, according to Head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst.
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With June officially upon us, Funimation has announced its newest slate of anime titles coming to the streaming service for the month. The Funimation June 2021 anime additions have nearly something for everyone.
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Starting on June 3, folks will be able to stream the cycling anime Yowamushi Pedal, including various spinoffs and the movie for the anime, the first season of Bananya, and some past favorites like ItaKiss and Magic Knight

"Age is not the limitation that you think it is." Strike Media has released an official trailer for a funky UK documentary film called I'm An Electric Lampshade, which originally premiered at the Cinquest Film Festival earlier this year. A fun story about a 60-year-old wannabe rocker! I'm An Electric Lampshade is an offbeat, heart-warming portrait of the world's least likely rock star. This documentary-narrative hybrid tells the story of Doug McCorkle, a buttoned-up, mild-mannered corporate acc

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Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim, Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, Anne Boleyn) is reportedly in talks to join Academy Award-nominated writer and director Noah Baumbach’s (Marriage Story, The Squid and the Whale) drama White Noise for Netflix, according to Deadline. Turner-Smith would star alongside Oscar nominees Adam Driver (Marriage Story, BlacKkKlansmen, Star Wars franchise) and Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Lady Bird, Mi

"This is where you start your new life, or what's left of it…" Leomark Studios has unveiled an official trailer for an indie fighting action movie titled Unchained, made by a filmmaker known only as "Raphaello". To Rise You Must Be Willing to Fall. Ohh this looks so dumb. Full-tilt action thriller Unchained opens up the world of underground fighting this summer. An idealistic woman is kidnapped and forced to compete in an underground fight ring. Every night is a fight for her life as she

Amazon Prime Video has released the official trailer for the upcoming seventh and final season of their longest-running original series Bosch, featuring Titus Welliver as he returns as Detective Harry Bosch. The video begins with Harry remembering the three unsolved murder cases of three unidentified young women as he stresses the importance of providing justice to everyone. It also highlights his final mission involving five murders, which leads them against a powerful woman, who may have a co

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HBO Films has announced that Golden Globe and Emmy winner Mary-Louise Parker has officially signed on for a leading role opposite Oscar winner Natalie Portman in their upcoming film adaptation of The Days of Abandonment, based on Italian author Elena Ferrante’s best-selling novel of the same name. Parker is set to portray the role of a Mysterious Woman, described as a mesmerizing but elusive woman that Portman’s Tess starts

The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Showtime’s crime drama thriller series City on a Hill has been renewed for an eight-episode third season with stars Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge returning along with showrunner Tom Fontana. The announcement comes over two weeks after the Season 2 finale aired on May 16.
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City on a Hill is created by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler) and based on an original idea by

Seth Rogen has said that he will produce a CG-animated reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.READ MORE: Riding high: Seth Rogen’s 10 best filmsThe actor announced his involvement with the project on Twitter. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… Aug 11 2023 (Leo takes notes like I used to)” Rogen wrote under a promotional diary entry from one of the franchise’s lead characters, Leonardo.#TMNT pic.twitter.com/NXAIufxYMe
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) June 1, 2021The diar

"Running is what saves them. It keeps them off the streets, it keeps them [focused] with a goal." Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for an inspiring sports documentary titled Sisters on Track, telling the story of the Sheppard Sisters: Tai, Rainn, and Brooke. The exuberant doc film will be available streaming on Netflix starting at the end of this month. A coming of age story about hope, belonging, and the metaphorical and literal sisterhood of young athletes Tai, Rainn, and Brooke Shepp

Apple TV+ has officially renewed Justin Theroux’s series adaptation of The Mosquito Coast for a second season. This renewal comes ahead of the drama’s first season finale titled “The Glass Sandwich,” which is scheduled to premiere this Friday, June 4. Directed by Clare Kilner from a script written by Gideon Yago, the seventh and final episode will see the family forced to face a crisis that will either bring them back together or tear them apart forever.
“The Mosqu

Magnolia Selects has unveiled their full lineup of titles available to stream in June 2021, including the crime documentary Cocaine Cowboys from director Billy Corben that tells the story of how Miami became the cocaine capital of the United States in the early 1980s. Other films new to the streaming service include Raoul Peck’s Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, 2012’s Jack & Diane, Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, an

Netflix UK has revealed its full list of new releases for June 2021 – see every film and TV show landing on the streaming service below.READ MORE: French connection: ‘Lupin’ and the new wave of cross-channel tellyNetflix originals arriving on the streaming platform this month include Gina Rodriguez-fronted sci-fi drama Awake and parenting comedy Fatherhood starring Kevin heart.
Original show Lupin returns for its second season, with Omar Sy reprising his role as the gentleman t

"Many kayakers have begun without finishing." Zeitgeist Films has released the official US trailer for an Icelandic documentary film titled Against the Current, from filmmaker Óskar Páll Sveinsson. The film tells takes us on the remarkable journey of Icelandic transgender Veiga Grétarsdóttir. An expedition beyond transformation. This initially premiered at the Reyjkavik Film Festival last fall, and is arriving in theaters in the US at the end of this month. Veiga emb

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During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Stranger Things star David Harbour debuted a brand new Black Widow clip for Marvel Studios’ long-awaited MCU feature, which is scheduled to make its debut in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access on Friday, July 9. The video features a new look at Harbour’s Alexei as he shows off his old Red Guardian costume to his family including Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha, Florence Pugh’ Yelena, and Rachel Weisz

Sony reiterated its commitment to single-player experiences and new IP in the latest Q&A with Head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst and part of that commitment seems to not premature releasing those games before they are ready. Hulst confirmed that the God of War sequel — rumored to be called God of War: Ragnarok — isn’t officially coming out until 2022. On the other hand, Horizon Forbidden West is still on track for 2021, but Hulst was honest about the realities of dev

"A story about shamanism in Thailand…" An early promo trailer has debuted for a new supernatural horror film from Thailand titled The Medium, the latest from acclaimed Thai filmmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter, Alone, Pee Mak, One Day). The film is being sold at the Cannes Market this year and is looking to get some extra buzz with this early trailer drop. The Medium is a rural horror thriller telling the story of a shaman's inheritance in the poor Isan region of Thailand. "The spiri

According to Deadline, production on Lucasfilm’s long-in-development fifth and final installment to the Harrison Ford-led Indiana Jones franchise is currently scheduled to begin next week in the UK at Pinewood Studios. This comes after photos of its rumored sets have been recently leaked online through Reddit, featuring what looks like ruins of a castle.
Joining Harrison Ford are franchise newcomers Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Kretschmann, Boyd Holbrook, and Sha

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Lovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors is reportedly in negotiations to star opposite Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed’s adversary in the ring for MGM’s Creed III, according to Deadline. If a deal is landed, Majors would be joining returning stars Jordan, Tessa Thompson, and Phylicia Rashad for the third installment. It was previously announced that Sylvester Stallone would not appear in the film as the Creed franchi

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Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have released new The Forever Purge posters for their upcoming fifth and final installment to the action-horror franchise The Purge. The new posters give the spotlight to the film’s main antagonists, a group of insane masked individuals who decide to go against the rules and continue to purge beyond the one annual night, causing the country to descend into total chaos. Check out the full posters in the gallery below! (via IMP Aw

"He really, truly may be innocent and there's not a damn thing anybody can do to stop this." Greenwich Ent. has released an official trailer for a documentary called The Phantom, made by award-winning doc filmmaker Patrick Forbes (Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies, The Widowmaker, Putin: The New Tsar). This is arriving in theaters and on VOD at the start of July for those curious to find out the true story. A film about one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. Carlos DeLun

ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive clip from Under the Stadium Lights starring Milo Gibson and Laurence Fishburne. The inspirational football film is out June 4, 2021, in select theaters, digitally and on demand.
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Check out the full Under the Stadium Lights synopsis below:
Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) star in this inspirational true story of a small town h

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A brand new The Boss Baby: The Family Business trailer for Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated sequel has been released, featuring brothers Tim and Ted as they teamed up again for a new mission to help the new Boss Baby, Tina in order to save their family business. The video also teases the introduction of new kinds of babies including evil babies, creepy babies, jail-yard babies, and ninja babies, who will all make Tim and Ted’s mission m

"Is this some kind of ninja boy band?" Universal has unveiled a second official trailer for The Boss Baby 2: Family Business, an animated sequel from DreamWorks Animation. After numerous delays, this now opens in theaters in July and will also stream on Uni's Peacock service. The director of all the Madagascar movies and Megamind returns again to direct this follow-up to The Boss Baby from 2017. The Templeton brothers have become adults and drifted away from each other, but a new boss baby with

Actor Ruairi O’Connor has opened up about playing Buddy Holly in forthcoming biopic Clear Lake.
The rising actor, currently starring opposite Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, told NME that the new film is set to start shooting this autumn.READ MORE: ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ review: witchy threequel scares up a storm“It tells the story of him on the cusp of fame, all the way through his ill-fated ‘Tour of

The rough cast wishlist for Pulp Fiction as decided by Quentin Tarantino has just been shared – take a look below.READ MORE: ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ film review – Tarantino’s most satisfying work in decadesThe list includes five different headings for various characters in the 1994 film, including Pumpkin, Honey Bunny, Vincent, Lance and Jody.
Tarantino had included asterisks next to the names of actors he was particularly keen on for the roles,

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has spoken about a new biopic on his band that’s being helmed by Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 director Joachim Rønning.
Stanley praised the forthcoming film’s “really good” script, adding that it’s going to be an “interesting” watch for fans.
Speaking to Download Festival host Kylie Olsson yesterday (June 1) ahead of his band’s headline slot at this year’s festival, the co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist sai

Nintendo has broken its pre-E3 silence by confirming that the company will be hosting a Nintendo Direct broadcast on June 15 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.
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The show will last roughly 40 minutes and will focus exclusively on Nintendo Switch software, most of which is said to be on the cards for a 2021 release. Directly after the event, a Nintendo Treehouse Live show will showcase three hours of gameplay from some of the titles feature

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With only a week left to go before the highly-anticipated debut of Loki, Marvel Studios has released the behind-the-scenes featurette for Disney+’s newest MCU series, featuring some new footage of Tom Hiddleston’s return as the God of Mischief. The video features interviews from director Kate Herron and the main cast including Hiddleston and Owen Wilson as they talked about the new series, teasing its different story, action-packed scenes, and interesting characters.

It looks as if PlatinumGames’ much-anticipated-but-rarely-mentioned Babylon’s Fall is heading toward the closed beta stage.
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The action game was announced in June 2018 as a PC and PlayStation 4 title, with a full trailer dropping in December 2019. More information was promised for the summer of 2020, which Platinum then walked back.
Yesterday, though, a new listing was added to Steam for “BABYLON&rsq

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According to TheWrap, 11-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift (Valentine’s Day, The Lorax) has officially signed on to join director David O. Russell’s upcoming untitled feature. Further details about her character are still being kept under wraps, but she will be joining previously announced A-list cast members including, Oscar winners Christian Bale, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro along with Oscar nominee Margot Robbie, Anya Taylor-Joy, and more.

Following the official announcement that Amazon is set to acquire MGM for $8.45 billion, Skyfall and Spectre co-writer John Logan has expressed his disapproval with Amazon owning 50% of the James Bond franchise as he warns fans that this may hurt the future of the franchise in terms of creative direction. In his recent essay written for The New York Times, the acclaimed scribe opened up about his experience working on the James Bond films, revealing that the reason why the iconic character has

Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s week of June 1 new releases column! We’ve highlighted this week’s Blu-ray, Digital HD, and DVD releases below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon or other retailers! 
Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
BoogieEddie Huang’s directorial debut is a coming-of-age story starring Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, and the late rapper Pop Smoke.
The CourierStarring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Courier tells the incredible true story of a busin

SNK has announced that they’ve made the decision to delay the long-awaited fifteenth title in their legendary The King of Fighters franchise. Initially slated for a mid-2021 release, The King of Fighters XV will now ship in the first quarter of 2022.
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In a statement posted on their official press site, the Japanese developer said, “The development timeline we set out to reach in the beginning has been affected by the e

"They awakened something in him." Shudder has released an official trailer for a mysterious indie horror thriller titled Son, written & directed by Irish filmmaker Ivan Kavanagh. This just premiered at the Dublin Film Festival a few months ago. In Son, after a mysterious group breaks into Laura's home and attempts to abduct her young son, the two flee town in search of safety. But soon after, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from strange psychosis & convulsions. Following her mate

The Wire actor Robert Hogan has died at the age of 87.
His family wrote in a New York Times obituary that he died due to complications from pneumonia, in his home in Maine on May 27. He had been living with vascular Alzheimer’s disease of the last eight years of his life.
Hogan, who appeared as Louis Sobotka in The Wire, had appeared in over 100 primetime TV shows during his lifetime, including The Twilight Zone, The Donna Reed Show, Hogan’s Heroes and more.
The actor

Taylor Swift has joined the cast of an upcoming film by David O. Russell, the director of Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s new ‘Fearless’ is a success, but beware the dangers of the re-recordAccording to Showbiz 411, which first broke the news of Swift’s casting, the film has already wrapped production.
Swift joins a sprawling ensemble – Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Robert De Niro, Rami Malek, M

Nintendo has had a long history and now it is getting ready to share some of that history in the form of a gallery. The company announced today on its website that it is planning to build a park in Japan where “Nintendo’s historical products will be showcased, and exhibits and experiences will be available.” No exact date was given, but it should be completed before March 2024.
RELATED: Nintendo Wins $2.1 Million Case Against ROM Site Owner
But this tentatively

RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, announced on Tuesday that they had acquired the U.S. rights to the rock and roll biopic Creation Stories, a film based on the life of Alan McGee. 
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McGee was the creator and founder of Creation Records, an infamous studio responsible for helping supply the “Brit Pop” sound of the 90s. From humble beginnings to Downing Street soirées, from dodging bailiffs to re

Filming on Thor: Love and Thunder has officially wrapped as star Chris Hemsworth announced that shooting is over for the heavily anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe film.
RELATED: Thor: Love and Thunder Set Photos Tease New Asgard Sightseeing Tours
“That’s a wrap on Thor Love and Thunder,” Hemsworth wrote on his Instagram. “It’s also national don’t flex day so I thought this super relaxed photo was appropriate. The film is gonna be batshit crazy o

Today marks the official start of Pride Month, a time for the LGBTQIA+ communities to celebrate who they are. To commemorate the event, Dontnod Entertainment is making its most recent game, Tell Me Why, completely free for the entire month on both Xbox and PC. 
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Starting today, June 1, and extending all throughout the month until June 30, Tell Me Why will be available for free on Xbox consoles, Windows PC, a