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Insomniac Games’ Sunset Overdrive originally came out in 2014 for the Xbox One and in 2018 on PC, but it never came to PlayStation systems. But given a few cheeky tweets, that might be changing. The Sunset Overdrive Twitter account breathed its first breath since 2018, which prompted a response from the official PlayStation Twitter account. While it might just be an innocent crossover, this has led some to believe that a remaster of the first game, a sequel, or both are coming to the PS5

"Maybe you should just make something! Because you wanted to, and not for any other reason." Need a bit of a creative boost? Or just want to think deeper about creativity? This short film Quartz is an entrancing, thought-provoking short asking questions and building a narrative on the grand challenge of being creative and creating art. There's no real introduction provided, just that this is an "existential exploration into the creative process." But once it gets going you'll be sucked into the

Ubisoft revealed Rainbow Six Quarantine in E3 2019, a game about some sort pandemic, has finally been renamed in light of, well, the state of the outside world. The publisher unveiled the new title, one less likely to conjure up negative comparisons to the last 15 months: Rainbow Six Extraction. This announcement of the new game was coupled with a pre-reveal, stating that more of the co-op shooter will be shown at Ubisoft Forward on June 12.Sentient. Consuming. Inevitable. See what awaits you i

Danny Elfman has opened up about composing his film score for Batman in a plane bathroom.
The famed composer, who wrote the music for Tim Burton’s 1989 DC film, told Marc Maron on WTF with Marc Maron about his unusual circumstances for coming up with the idea for his award-winning work.
“That hit me at the worst possible time. On the way home, the thing fucking hits me,” he began.
“And it was like, what do I do? I’m on a 747. How do I do this? I am going t

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IMAX has announced that Marvel Studios’ Black Widow, set to be released by The Walt Disney Company on July 9, will debut with 22 minutes of select scenes in expanded aspect ratio exclusively in IMAX. Black Widow is the first new movie in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first new Marvel Studios theatrical release since 2019.
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In the film, Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are set to play the New York Times reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein scandal in a new film.
The actors will play Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor in She Said, a new film based on the New York Times bestseller She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.READ MORE: ‘Promising Young Woman’ review: darkly funny revenge thriller pulls the rug on predatorsKantor and Twohey reported the story which broke on October 5, 201

Netflix has finally set the release date for their newest action-thriller film titled Kate, starring Scott Pilgrim vs. the World alum Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Set in Tokyo, Japan, the film has been scheduled to make its debut on Friday, September 10. The date announcement also came with the release of a brief clip which you can check out below, providing us a glimpse of how ruthless Winstead’s titular character can be when you cross her.
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The official trailer for Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh’s crime drama thriller No Sudden Move from Warner Bros. Pictures has been released, along with new key art for the feature. Starring Oscar nominee Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Black Monday) and Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro (Traffic, Escape at Dannemora), the film will premiere on July 1 on HBO Max.
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Set in 1954 Detroit, No Sudden Move centers

"The venues may be full but I sing for him, Mom." Gaumont has unveiled the first trailer for a strange new biopic titled Aline, also known as Aline Dieu! or Aline: The Voice of Love. This is a film about the life of famous Canadian singer Celine Dion, but because they couldn't figure out how to do it with her name, they decided to change her name to something else - Aline Dieu, which just translates to "Aline God" in French. It's also premiering at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in the Out of Co

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Acclaimed singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has officially signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix to develop films and television shows exclusively for the streamer. Lopez, through her Nuyorican Productions, is set to produce a slate of films, television series, scripted and unscripted content, with emphasis on projects that support diverse female actors, writers, and filmmakers. She will be producing along wi

The official red band trailer for director Deon Taylor’s (Fatale, The Intruder, Free Agents) The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 has been released. The comedy horror film, co-written by Taylor and Corey Harrell, will debut in theaters nationwide on June 11, 2021, from Hidden Empire Film Group.
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Carl Black (Mike Epps) is about to face off with the neighbor from hell (Katt Williams) in Th

"You have to look after my son." Netflix has revealed the first teaser trailer for a new horror thriller titled Blood Red Sky, pretty much Vampire(s) on a Plane (instead of Snakes). The twist is that the protagonist in here is the vampire, not the bad guy this time around. A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. To protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner vampire mo

ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive trailer for writer and director Isaiah Smallman’s upcoming comedy-drama Rollers. The feature will be available to rent and own on North American Digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms through Level 33 Entertainment on June 25, 2021.
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Rufus Paisley (Johnny Ray Gill) is a closet alcoholic and everything he loves is smashed together into one place: Roller

A prequel film to Russell Crowe’s Master and Commander is in the works.
According to Deadline, 20th Century is working with A Monster Calls screenwriter to adapt a new script taking place before the events of the 2003 film directed by Peter Weir.READ MORE: Every Peter Weir film, ranked in order of greatnessThere is no word yet on a director or any cast members attached – stay tuned for updates as they come in.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World follow

"Life is one long op." Netflix has launched the first official trailer for a new French action film called The Last Mercenary, or Le Dernier Mercenaire in French, from filmmaker David Charhon. This new JCVD action comedy is dropping on Netflix right away at the end of July this summer. A mysterious former secret service known as"La Brume" (or "The Mist") agent must urgently return to France when his estranged son is falsely accused of arms and drug trafficking by the government, following a blu

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It has been more than a month since Shadow and Bone made its series debut, and now Netflix has announced that they have officially renewed Eric Heiserrer’s popular fantasy series adaptation of Shadow and Bone for another eight-episode second season. According to the streamer, the first season proved to be an instant hit for them as it has been watched by more than 55 million member households during its first 28 days. The announcement also came with the release o

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Ahead of its highly-anticipated debut this Wednesday, four brand new Loki clips and a featurette for Marvel Studios’ newest Disney+ series, featuring the return of Tom Hiddleston’s fan-favorite villain have been released. The videos provide us a preview of the God of Mischief’s somewhat unwelcome introduction into the Time Variant Authority, who accused Loki for committing crimes against the sacred timeline. As for the new featurette, it gives highlight to Owen

"The problem is, you're not smart enough to know how not smart you are…" WB + HBO Max have debuted the full-length official trailer for No Sudden Move, the latest Steven Soderbergh film following Let Them All Talk earlier this year. The film is premiering at the upcoming 2021 Tribeca Film Festival before opening (both in theaters + on HBO Max) at the start of July. A group of criminals brought together under mysterious circumstances must quickly figure out how work together to uncover wh

Disney attractions around the world have long been enchanting visitors in magical ways for generations. To celebrate the July 30 release of the Disney feature film Jungle Cruise, inspired by the Disney Parks attraction which debuted in 1955 with the opening of Disneyland park, Disney+ will premiere all episodes of its newest original series Behind the Attraction on Friday, July 16.
The 10-part series, narrated by Paget Brewster, gives viewers an exclusive peek ‘behind the curtain’ o

Long-standing video game site Giant Bomb recently went through quite a change as three key staff members left after spending over a decade there. Just over a month after the exodus, Vinny Caravella, Brad Shoemaker, and Alex Navarro have all created Nextlander, which is a “new podcast and streaming project” that is tied to a Patreon. The first episode of the podcast is live on some podcasting services and the first stream will be later today.Hello universe! Welcome to Nextlander, a n

"I had a bear just like him when I was your age." 4Digital Media has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled The Nest, not to be confused with the Jude Law drama from last year also titled The Nest. This one (formerly known as The Bewailing) is about an adorable stuffed bear that's "infected by a parasitic creature." A mother's reality erodes around her as she struggles to fathom the entangled web of her daughter's separation anxiety brought on by parasitic creatures wi

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Lionsgate has released a brand new clip from their upcoming action-comedy The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, which is scheduled to arrive in theaters next week on June 16. The video features Ryan Reynolds’ Michael Bryce as he happily complies with his therapist’s sabbatical order. However, his moment of peace gets suddenly disrupted with the arrival of Salma Hayek’s Sonia.
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Not even the Dagger of Time-equipped Prince can fight against delays. Ubisoft has formally pushed the Prince of Persia remake into 2022 along with revealing that the game won’t be at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference.A message from the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake dev team: pic.twitter.com/3B8tgUGkwl
— Prince of Persia (@princeofpersia) June 7, 2021The publisher announced this long delay on the game’s official Twitter page. In the above tweet, it thanked player

After over a week of teasing the first full live-action reveal of The Boys’ newest Supe, Soldier Boy, the wait is finally over. The character, portrayed by Jensen Ackles (Supernatural), is the original superhero in the world of the massively popular Amazon Prime Video series. After the Supe fought in World War II, he became the first super celebrity and a mainstay of American culture for decades. Joining the mayhem in Season 3, which is currently in production, you can chec

As production officially begins on Indiana Jones 5, the first behind-the-scenes photos from the UK set of Lucasfilm’s long-awaited fifth and final installment have finally surfaced online (vial Daily Mail). The first Indiana Jones 5 set photos, which you can check out below, featured a stuntman wearing a young Harrison Ford mask while riding a motorcycle. The stuntman is also seen wearing a Nazi uniform, which looks similar to what Ford wore in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark,&n

OVID.tv, the curated streaming destination for documentaries and art-house films, has announced its June streaming lineup! This month’s slate includes Carlos Reygadas’ Venice Golden Lion Nominee Our Time, six films by Chilean director Dominga Sotomayor, the exclusive streaming premiere of Dieudo Hamadi’s Downstream to Kinshasha, and three films by OVID’s new content partner Sentient Art Film.
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Timothée Chalamet has gifted Kid Cudi an action figure of himself from upcoming blockbuster Dune.
Cudi posted a snap of the limited edition figure on his Instagram account. “To the true master of the universe,” Chalamet had written on the side of the box. “The moon man…Kid Cudi. With humanity, Paul Atreides.”View this post on InstagramA post shared by Willis (@kidcudi)As reported by Deadline, Dune will premiere at Venice Film Festival, which runs from Septem

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Walt Disney Studios and Pixar have released a brand new Luca clip for Disney+’s upcoming animated film, featuring the voices of Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer. The video provides us a preview of Luca and Alberto’s awkward encounter with Giulia’s intimidating father, voiced by Marco Barricelli, who happens to be a devoted sea monster hunter. The film is currently scheduled to debut on Friday, June 18, exclusively on Disney+ with no extra fee.
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Clarence Williams III, who played Prince‘s father in Purple Rain, has died aged 81.
The actor passed away on Friday (June 4) after being diagnosed with colon cancer, his manager confirmed on Sunday (June 6).
Prince’s estate paid tribute to the actor via Twitter for his “gripping performance” as the performer’s abusive father in the singer’s 1984 film.
“In addition to iconic roles in The Mod Squad and Twin Peaks, Clarence will forever be remembered for hi

Summer Game Fest has confirmed that “a new adventure from Gearbox and 2K” will be revealed during their show on Thursday, June 10.
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A teaser site – BeChaoticGreat.com – has gone live and the source code for the site references a second site at PlayWonderlands.2k.com, which has yet to be launched. The title Wonderlands was included in a leaked list of 2K games that slipped out last

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Warner Bros. Pictures has released the opening minutes of director Jon M. Chu’s upcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed musical, In the Heights, starring Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace and Melissa Barrera. Originally scheduled for a June 18 release, In the Heights has now been slated to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max a week earlier on Thursday, June 10.
The 8-minute long opening sequence begins with the introduction of Ramo

The Entertainment Software Rating Board has let slip that they have rated the third-person psychological horror title The Medium for PlayStation 5.
Initially launched for Xbox Series X|S and PC back in January, the game was a highlight of the Xbox Game Pass lineup. It seems now though, that the game will be jumping to the Sony side of the street sooner, rather than later.
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Check out the full The Medium rating below:This is an adventure ho

Doom Patrol star Joivan Wade, who portrays the role of Victor Stone/Cyborg, took to Instagram to share that production on the upcoming third season of the hit DC superhero series has officially been completed after six months of filming in Atlanta, Georgia. Wade also went on to tease the new season by describing it as the best one yet due to its “phenomenal writing” and “outstanding performances.”
There is currently no HBO Max release date set for Doom Patrol Season 3. I

Jay & Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, an upcoming belt scroller beat-’em-up, has a new trailer showing off more gameplay.READ MORE: Streets Of Rage 2 is 25 – here’s why the Sega game still kicks assStarring Jay and Silent Bob, the two drug-dealing miscreants first seen in Kevin Smith’s debut Clerks, the game sees them punching and kicking their way through iconic locations from Smith’s Askewniverse films.The trailer shows off the game’s hand-drawn style g

"If you really believe something is wrong, put your body on the line." Yes! Fight the power!! Discovery has unveiled an official trailer for an acclaimed documentary called Rebel Hearts, which originally premiered to glowing reviews at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today. In 1960s Los Angeles, The Sisters o

Director Lee Cronin took to Twitter to reveal that production on New Line Cinema’s upcoming fifth installment to the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rise, has finally begun in New Zealand. The filming start comes after nearly two weeks since it was announced that New Line Cinema has officially boarded the Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell-produced project, which has been in development since last year. Starring Australian actresses Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings) and Lily Sullivan (Picnic at H

Wong Kar-Wai is back!! Tencent Pictures is China has revealed the first promo trailer for his brand new web series + feature film project called Blossoms Shanghai, also known as only Blossoms (繁花) in China. This has been in the works for years and years, and is finally filmed and will be released this year (in China only to start). Both the film and the series are adaptations of a 2012 novel of the same name by Jin Yucheng, telling the story of a young entrepreneur named Mr. Bao a

Ubisoft is gearing up to announce a new multiplayer first-person shooter title codenamed ‘BattleCat’ if a leak is to be believed.
The game combines Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and The Division into a single Tom Clancy-themed title. Leaked images show the Wolves faction from Breakpoint, as well as Splinter Cell’s Echelon, and The Division’s Outcasts and Cleaners.
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"Lebron teams up with Bugs Bunny? Sounds like a fairy tale. Sometimes… fairy tales get dark." Warner Bros has debuted a fun mock "ESPN 30 for 30" short film segment to promote Space Jam 2, also known as Space Jam: A New Legacy, directed by Malcolm D. Lee (of Barbershop: The Next Cut, Girls Trip, Night School). We've already got one a trailer a few months ago, but this is a really creative and amusing way to promote this wacky sequel to sports audiences. I'm glad that everyone seems to be

Oddworld Inhabitants’ PlayStation console exclusive Oddworld Soulstorm looks like it’ll be making the trip to the Xbox side of the street sooner, rather than later.
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The Entertainment Software Rating Board has given both an Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S version a rating of T for Teen, and the game has also been rated for Xbox One by Brazil’s Coordenação de Classificação Indicativa.
The ESRB ratin

Quentin Tarantino‘s New Beverly Cinema has reopened after closing its doors more than a year ago due to COVID-19.READ MORE: ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ film review – Tarantino’s most satisfying work in decadesThe cinema, which is based in Los Angeles, welcomed back guests with a screening of Tarantino’s Oscar-winning Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Fans of the filmmaker snapped up tickets to the sold out screening, with some dressing up as Brad Pitt

"Is it okay that we kidnapped a corpse and kind of mocked it?" A festival promo trailer has debuted for the new Russian film titled Petrov's Flu, the latest from acclaimed Russian filmmaker / theater director Kirill Serebrennikov. It's premiering at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival next month in the Competition section. His last feature, a rock band film called Leto (which is a GREAT film), also premiered at Cannes in 2018 while Serebrennikov was under house-arrest in Russia (for political reasons

Edgar Wright has announced that Scott Pilgrim vs. the World will return to UK cinemas for a limited theatrical run.READ MORE: 10 years on, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ is still the best comic book movieTaking to Twitter, the director confirmed that to celebrate the film’s 10th anniversary a select few venues across the country will be showing it on the big screen across June.
“Time to level up UK fans!” wrote the director. “Experience #ScottPilgrim exclusivel

Audiences clearly enjoyed being scared. After dropping a massive $57 million on John Krasinki’s A Quiet Place II last weekend, moviegoers flocked to see New Line’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which (per Deadline) grossed a stellar $24 million from 3,102 theaters, enough to claim the top spot at the domestic box office; and tout the largest opening for an R-rated film during the pandemic.
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Hey there, film score lovers! Welcome to another edition of CS Score. This week we’re taking a look at Intrada’s re-released expanded score for Jerry Goldsmith’s The Mummy, and speaking with Tree Adams about his score for the documentary Belushi. We also spoke to composer Nicolas Repetto about his work on The Sound of Identity.NEWSBack in stock STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME https://t.co/YFQ8wlDAdz
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