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Ahead of its official release, Funimation has announced that it will be releasing the upcoming Josee, the Tiger and the Fish in select theaters around North America next month. 
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The coming-of-age film from Kotaro Tamura and studio Bones is set to launch in select North American theaters on July 12, 2021. The film was released in 2020 in Japan, but is getting a stateside release for fans of the critically acc

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Criminal Minds alum and S.W.A.T. star Shemar Moore has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures’ live-action sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Moore revealed the news on his social media, announcing how excited he is to be a part of the project and sharing a new photo of Moore alongside cast members James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, and Natasha Rothwell.
 
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J.K. Simmons has portrayed some incredible characters throughout his career, but one of his most iconic roles came in Sami Raimi’s Spider-Man franchise, where he played J. Jonah Jameson. Simmons’ role was so popular that he even got the chance to reprise the role of Jameson in the recent Spider-Man: Far From Home. 
RELATED: Emma Stone Denies Appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home
Speaking to Den of Geek about playing Jameson again, Simmons spoke about just how fun the role

Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the follow-up to 2017’s The Hitman’s Bodyguard, is officially out tomorrow in theaters. Ahead of the release, ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with director Patrick Hughes about working with the star-studded cast of Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, and Samuel L. Jackson. Hughes discussed the changes made from the first film, its blend of action and comedy, and much more.
Check out ComingSoon’s video interview with Hitman

The world of Dragon Ball Z is soaring onto the Nintendo Switch yet again. Nintendo announced during its E3 2021 Direct presentation that a Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Switch port would be arriving on September 24, 2021. The game is already on the eShop but it doesn’t yet have a price attached.
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The Switch version of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will also include the first two DLC packs for the game. Titled A

"Excellence runs in the family." Another marketing spot short film for a fashion company, this one runs less than two minutes (everyone's got short attention spans nowadays). Sisters is a promo short film made for the Alexander Wang "Pre-Fall 2021" womenswear collection. It was written and directed by Pavel Brenner and features a cast of Asian women walking around, driving motorcycles, and uh, fighting in fancy rooms. "Sisters tells the story of three Asian women who subvert stereotypes [a Prin

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Zoë Kravitz (The Batman, Mad Max: Fury Road, High Fidelity) will be making her directorial debut with the genre thriller Pussy Island starring Channing Tatum (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Foxcatcher, 21 Jump Street), according to Deadline. The movie was co-written by Kravitz along with E.T. Feigenbaum (High Fidelity).
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"Run away with us…" Film Movement has released the official trailer for a low key indie drama titled Sweet Thing, made by Massachusetts native filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell. This initially premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last year, and it also played at the Tokyo Film Festival. The story revolves around two siblings and their struggle to find solid ground in the homes of their alcoholic father and negligent mother. The three children ultimately run away and make up a temporary life

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According to Deadline, Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Lopez has officially signed on a new project for Netflix in the form of an upcoming sci-fi thriller titled Atlas. In addition, Rampage director Brad Peyton has also been enlisted to helm the project, which will be his latest collaboration with the streamer after producing the upcoming Jason Momoa-led action thriller Sweet Girl.
The casting news comes after over a week since it was announced that Lopez has

Nintendo announced Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water as a part of its E3 2021 Direct, but the horror title isn’t exclusive to the Nintendo Switch. Koei Tecmo revealed that it is also coming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in addition to the Nintendo Switch version from the Direct. There’s no specific date, but it is coming sometime in 2021.MORE: Metroid Dread Announced, Out Later This Year
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Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s week of June 15 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! 
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Anything for JacksonAfter a tragic car accident that took their grandson’s life, Audrey and Henry are unable to go on without him. Following the guidance of their ancient spell book, the elderly couple decide to abduct a young preg

20th Century Studios’ Vacation Friends will debut on August 27 streaming globally as a Hulu Original in the U.S. and a Star Original on Disney+ in select international markets. Vacation Friends is 20th Century Studios’ first film to have a simultaneous global release on the Hulu and Disney+ streaming platforms.
The film stars John Cena (F9, The Suicide Squad), Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah), Yvonne Orji (Insecure, Night School), Meredith Hagner (Search Pa

Apple TV+ has released the full trailer for the upcoming second season of their adult-animated musical sitcom Central Park, featuring a star-studded cast including Kathryn Hahn, Daveed Diggs, Stanley Tucci and more. The video provides us a preview at the series’ upcoming new musical numbers, while teasing Bitsy’s evil schemes to acquire Central Park. It also highlights Tillermans as they deal with each of their problems. The series is scheduled to make its return on Friday, Jun

"Careful what you ask for…" Gravitas Ventures has released a trailer for a supernatural documentary titled The Sleepless Unrest, from filmmakers Kendall & Vera Whelpton. The world-famous haunted house that inspired The Conjuring films has recently been sold to new owners and is now (re-)open for paranormal investigations. With special access and 14 cameras rolling 24/7, a small team of filmmakers and paranormal investigators move into the house to document the real-life paranormal ac

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Dane DeHaan (Chronicle, ZeroZeroZero, A Cure for Wellness) has joined HBO Max’s true-crime limited series The Staircase, exploring the life of Michael Peterson. The actor will play Clayton Peterson, Michael Peterson’s son (via Deadline).
DeHaan is currently portraying antagonist Jim Dooley in Apple TV+’s Stephen King miniseries adaptation Lisey’s Story. New episodes stream every Friday.
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Netflix has released a brand new Gunpowder Milkshake trailer for Studiocanal’s upcoming action-thriller feature, which is scheduled to arrive in the U.S., Canada, and Nordics on July 14, exclusively in select theaters and on Netflix. The video continues to hype up the film’s action-packed sequences involving an all-star female cast led by Karen Gillan. It also highlights the reunion between Gillan’s Sam and Lena Headey’s Scarlet, who are mother-and-daught

"Some guy came today looking for you – what did you do?!" Trinity Creative Partnership & Reel 2 Reel Films have debuted an official trailer for an Irish mystery thriller film titled The Green Sea, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Randal Plunkett. This arrives on VOD in July for anyone intrigued. A troubled heavy metal musician lives in self-imposed isolation in the Irish countryside until a chance meeting lures her into a potent mystery, tied to the unexpected a

Megan Boone, who has played FBI profiler Elizabeth Keen on NBC’s The Blacklist since the show began, is reportedly exiting the series after eight seasons, according to Deadline. Following Boone’s departure, James Spader, Harry Lennix, and Diego Klattenoff will be the only original cast members left standing as The Blacklist heads into Season 9 in 2021-2022, with the series having been renewed for a ninth season back in January.
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Peacock has released a brand new Dr. Death trailer for their upcoming true crime drama series, confirming that it is scheduled to make its debut on July 15. The video features Alec Baldwin’s Robert and Christian Slater’s Randall as they conduct a secret investigation regarding the suspicious patient deaths of Joshua Jackson’s Christopher Duntsch. They wonder how someone like him could get away with such heinous malpractices.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is arguably Nintendo’s biggest game so it makes sense that it decided to end its Direct on the highly anticipated sequel. The game received a brief new trailer that didn’t reveal an exact release date, but a general release window: 2022. It’s also worth noting that Breath of the Wild 2 isn’t the official title, as Nintendo insists on calling it Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for now.The 99-second trailer showca

It has been far, FAR too long since gamers have been able to get their hands on a new game from the WarioWare series, but Nintendo has confirmed that they’ll be remedying that very soon.
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Indeed, during their E3 2021 presentation, the company confirmed that WarioWare: Get It Together! is in development for Nintendo Switch, and will launch this September. The spin this time around is that two players can co-operate o

Intelligent Systems’ Advance Wars series is finally back after a lengthy delay.
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Called Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp, it is a remake of the first two Game Boy Advance titles in the series. Both 2001’s Advance Wars and 2003’s Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising will be fully included and remastered with new 3D visuals. It’s set to launch later this year on December 3, 2021.
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Nintendo did not have an update on Metroid Prime 4, but it did have another Metroid game to show: Metroid Dread. Metroid Dread is a 2D entry into the series and looks like a natural follow-up from 2017’s Samus Returns. The game’s release date is October 8, 2021 for the Nintendo Switch.
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Nintendo promised to show more at its Treehouse event after the show, but the somewhat lengthy trailer showed th

During their E3 Direct presentation, Nintendo finally confirmed the already-widely-known news that a new title in Sega’s Super Monkey Ball franchise is on the way.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the monkey marble madness breaking into our lives via the arcade and the GameCube, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania will launch on Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox platforms in October, and contains remastered versions of Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Monkey

A new Mario Party is on the way for Nintendo Switch. The new title was announced during Nintendo’s E3 2021 direct presentation.
Called Mario Party Superstars, it features plenty of features from the popular party game’s past. There will be five boards from the N64 era of Mario Party titles plus 100 classic minigames that all support button controls. Additionally, all game modes will support online play. It’s set to release on October 29, 2021.
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Lionsgate has released the official Die in a Gunfight trailer for their upcoming rom-com action crime pic, starring Alexandra Daddario and Diego Boneta. The video, which you can check out below, highlights the romance between Daddario’s Mary and Boneta’s Ben, who both came from rival crime families. Described as a modern take on William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet story, the film is scheduled to arrive in select theaters and on VOD on Friday, July 16.
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Nintendo kicked of its E3 2021 Direct by revealing some new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC. Kazuya Mishima from the Tekken series is the game’s next fighter, as he was shown throwing popular Nintendo characters into a volcano. Kazuya is the final fighter in Fighters Pass Vol. 2. No release date was given. But users can find out more about the character during a deep dive on June 28 at 7 AM PT.
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The trailer showed a Tekken stage as well as K

ComingSoon is excited to debut a clip from Paramount Home Entertainment’s The Space Between, which is out today via video-on-demand and digital on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, DirecTV, Vudu, Xfinity, and more.
The film, which is directed by Rachel Winter from a screenplay by Will Aldis, stars Kelsey Grammer as a washed-up rocker, plus Jackson White, Julia Goldani Telles, Paris Jackson, Andy Daly, and William Fichtner. It also features original music by Rivers

According to StarNews Korea, popular South Korean actor Park Seo-Joon has reportedly been cast to join Brie Larson in Marvel Studios’ forthcoming Captain Marvel sequel pic titled The Marvels. Further details about his potential character are still being kept under wraps, but the outlet notes that Park is rumored to shoot the upcoming MCU film in the second half of this year as soon as he completes production on his forthcoming South Korean disaster pic titled Concrete Utopia which also st

Martin Scorsese is reportedly “still angry” about the final edit of Taxi Driver, Fran Lebowitz has said.
Lebowitz, who was the central focus of Scorsese’s latest Netflix docuseries Pretend It’s A City, told the LA Times about the filmmaker’s regrets about his 1976 feature.READ MORE: ‘Pretend It’s A City’ is a love letter to New York for housebound towniesDescribing the filming schedule for the series, Lebowitz explained that the rele

"If I get out of this alive - I'm coming for you." Netflix has revealed their own official trailer for the hitman action movie titled Gunpowder Milkshake, made by Israeli filmmaker Navot Papushado. The first trailer from a few weeks ago was already totally badass. Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them. This awesome John Wick-but-with-women movie stars Karen Gillan as Sam, who was raised by "The Firm", the ruthless crime syndicate her mother work

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Sony Pictures has officially set the release date for David Leitch’s newest action-thriller film titled Bullet Train, featuring a star-studded cast led by Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt. After wrapping up its production last March, the film has been scheduled to hit the theaters on April 8, 2022. Its current theatrical release date will see Bullet Train going up against four competitors in the form of Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Focus

Salma Hayek has recalled the unfortunate time her pet owl coughed up a hairball on Harry Styles‘ head.
The actress, currently starring in Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, told Ellen DeGeneres about the time that Styles visited her house and got to know her owl Kering.READ MORE: Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’ review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics)“One time there was a very important celebrity, will not say his name, and he was really exc

"I know he isn't what you expected… give it time, relationships can be tricky though." Quiver Distribution has released the first trailer for an indie comedy titled The Exchange, set in the 80s in Quebec. This hasn't premiered at any fests, but is opening this July anyway. A socially awkward boy convinces his family to take an exchange student but it doesn't turn out as planned. Hoping to find friendship with this "mail-order best friend" from France, he discovers that the student, named

According to Deadline, NBC has officially decided not to renew creator and showrunner Jeff Rake’s sci-fi drama Manifest for a fourth season. The cancellation comes as a surprise especially when the series has been performing well on linear ratings and on Netflix where it has been on the number one spot in the U.S. for three days now. Fans of the series, who have been patiently following the mystery behind the passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 will definitely be disappointed as Manifest

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A limited Beauty and the Beast musical series is on its way to Disney+.
The eight-episode series will be a prequel to the 2017 live-action film. Reprising their roles from the hit is Luke Evans (The Alienist) and Josh Gad (Frozen 2) as Gaston and LeFou. The series will also introduce Briana Middleton (The Tender Bar) as Louie’s stepsister, Tilly. The series is being developed, executive-produced,

"We're facing the end of the world…" "So what do we do?" Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for the animated movie Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, a full-length feature film continuing the popular animated series "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia". Made by DreamWorks Animation, and executive produced / co-written by Guillermo del Toro, who has been directly involved from the start in creating "Trollhunters" (originally premiered in 2016 based on a novel by GdT and Daniel Kra

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Amazon Prime Video has released the final trailer for Chris McKay’s forthcoming sci-fi action feature The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, and J.K. Simmons. The video features new action-packed footage highlighting Pratt’s Dan Forester as he enlisted his father, portrayed by Simmons, to help him save the future from extraterrestrial threats. The film will be available for streaming on Friday, July 2.
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"They're everywhere." "You're food, and they're hungry." Lock & load boys, it's time to fight some aliens! Amazon has released one final official trailer for the sci-fi action movie The Tomorrow War, the latest from The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay. The first full trailer launched just a few weeks ago. A teacher is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront his past. This high concept sci-fi ensemble action extravaganza is about t

"Are you worried a new dead guy will show up and sweep me off my feet?" Vertical Ent. has debuted an official trailer for an amusing romantic comedy titled Here After, previously known as Faraway Eyes when it initially premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival last year. This is a dark fantasy-comedy about the meaning of love in the afterlife. When an actor dies after a bad breakup, he finds himself stuck in "singles Purgatory" where he must find his soul mate in order to cross over to the other

Lin-Manuel Miranda has apologised for the lack of Afro-Latino actors in In The Heights.
Addressing a recent interview with The Root journalist Felice León, in which León asked director Jon M. Chu about how dark-skinned Latino actors only appeared in background scenes, Miranda acknowledged the film “fell short”.READ MORE: ‘In The Heights’: get to know the film soundtrack of the summer“I started writing In the Heights because I didn’t feel see

Actor Lisa Banes, best known for her roles in Cocktail and Gone Girl, has died at the age of 65.
Banes was struck by a motorised scooter in a hit-and-run in New York earlier this month.
Banes’ friends have now told The New York Post that she passed away yesterday (June 14), with her rep subsequently confirming the news to Entertainment Tonight.
“We are heartsick over Lisa’s tragic and senseless passing,” a rep said. “She was a woman of great spirit, kindness and gen

Welcome to another edition of CS Score! This week we’re interviewing Lili Haydn and Ben Bromfield about their work on the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia and talked to composer Philip Klein about his wonderful music for Wish Dragon. We also take a look at Mondo’s 2XLP for Say Anything …
Let’s get to it! NewsAnnouncing our latest batch of CD Club titles: THE MATRIX (The Complete Edition) by Don Davis and PAYCHECK (The Deluxe Edition) by John Powell. Bot

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a weird film. No, really. Drop any preconceptions based on nostalgia for those awesome Kenner action figures and re-watch the flick with a fresh perspective. As a kid, I enjoyed the action, romance, and Michael Kamen’s terrific score, but watching Kevin Reynolds’ 1991 blockbuster today, on its 30th Anniversary, it’s clear from the start that the film has no idea what it wants to be and ends up feeling like a hodgepodge of conflicting ideas. Sur

The My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission movie will debut a new villain named Flect Turn once it releases in theaters on August 6 in Japan.
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As the film’s official website unveiled, Kazuya Nakai (One Piece, Gintama) will play the villainous as Flect Turn. He’s the leader of an organization called “HUMANIZE” that threatens the world. The character is designed by

The Assassin’s Creed Netflix show now has a writer. According to Variety, Die Hard writer Jeb Stuart has been helmed to pen the live-action television take on one of Ubisoft’s biggest franchises. However, Netflix and Stuart’s representatives did not confirm or deny his involvement.
Stuart is most known for Die Hard, but also wrote the 1993 film The Fugitive. However, he’s also the creator of Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla, which hasn’t yet aired. Seeing as

According to separate reports from VGC and Jeff Grubb, Rare has gone back to the drawing board with their original IP Everwild.
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After being shown at last year’s Microsoft E3 event and at XO19 in November 2019, it was widely expected that the stunning-looking title would get at least a little screen time during this year’s Microsoft showcase. However, that wasn’t the case. Conspicuous by its absence, it a

Capcom’s latest entry in its beloved Monster Hunter series seems to be the game that keeps on giving. During the Capcom E3 2021 Showcase, Capcom showed off the Monster Hunter Rise summer roadmap, which revealed what the game has to offer players over the next few months.
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Starting on June 18, the first of three Capcom Collabs will be coming to Monster Hunter Rise. Players will be able to receive th

Limited Run Games has decided that they’ll do anything for a buck, even if it means reopening the mental scars left behind in the wider gaming public by one of the worst pieces of software ever to be put out on a store shelf. Indeed, they have announced that they’ll be releasing the utterly awful Panasonic 3DO title Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties on modern platforms.
Yes, the bizarre full-motion video slideshow car crash stars Edward J. Foster and former GLOW wrestler Jeanne Basone.

During the Capcom E3 2021 Showcase, a new trailer for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin was revealed.
The trailer, which can be seen below, focuses on the Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin‘s story. We see the main protagonist Red as he meets with the Wyverian Ena and is given an egg. This particular egg is special as it hatches into the Razewing Ratha, the monster with the Wings of Ruin. The trailer also flaunts its turn-based combat, a deviation from the traditional action-ba