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Networks or publishers with a big back catalog of franchises are destined to make them collaborate or fight at some point. Nickelodeon has taken the latter route with the announcement of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. It’s a platform fighter in the vein on Super Smash Bros. featuring a whole host of both new and old Nickelodeon characters. No exact release date was given, but the game will be out in fall 2021 on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switc

Shortly after The Mandalorian wrapped up its second season last December, Disney+ released a 70-minute making-of documentary under its Disney Gallery banner. However, the special conspicuously lacked any insight into how the filmmakers pulled off the season’s biggest reveal, which notably featured a digitally de-aged Mark Hamill reprising his role as Luke Skywalker in the action-packed finale. Now that fans have had seven whole months to catch up, the streamer is finally delving into this

Almost Famous star Patrick Fugit has confirmed that Cameron Crowe envisioned a different outcome for his character William.READ MORE: The best fictional bands of all timeThe actor told IndieWire that his character was undeniably besotted with Kate Hudson’s Penny Lane throughout the film. However, William would eventually end up with her fellow “Band Aid” Polexia.
“[Cameron Crowe’s] like, ‘What William will discover is Polexia a few years down the line, an

Focus Features has released the official Blue Bayou trailer for Justin Chon’s forthcoming drama feature, starring Chon and Oscar winner Alicia Vikander. The film just had its world premiere yesterday at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. It is currently slated for a theatrical release on September 17.
The video, which you can check out below, features a Korean-born American as his future gets threatened when an unjust police arrest leads to him discovering that the government wants to deport

With mictrotransactions and an increasing focus on addictive qualities, younger players might need some light supervision when playing their favorite games. The Xbox Family Settings mobile app on iOS and Android that came in 2020 gives parents or guardians a closer look at what people on the family account are doing and now it has a few more features like purchase approval, spending limits, and “Ask to Buy.”
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"An urgent warning." IFC Films has debuted the official US trailer for an acclaimed, provocative, and eye-opening documentary film titled The Meaning of Hitler, the latest doc from award-winning filmmakers Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker. This premiered at the DOC NYC Film Festival last year, and is opening in theaters this August. And it's an important doc that is as relevant as ever today - we need to hear all of this. What can history tell us about the present? Shot in nine countries, t

A Quiet Place Part II is now available digitally and will release on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 27, 2021. The kind folks at Paramount Home Entertainment have given us the opportunity to give three lucky readers branded swag packs that include some goodies, a poster of the film, and a digital copy of the horror movie starring Emily Blunt and directed by John Krasinski.
“Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now f

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With only a month left to go before the long-awaited release of 20th Century’s Free Guy, lead star Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to share a fun promotional video for Shawn Levy’s forthcoming action-comedy film, featuring Reynolds reprising his role as Deadpool after nearly three years since Once Upon a Deadpool. The video, which you can check out below, features the popular anti-hero as he invites Taika Waititi’s Korg to react to the Free Guy trailer. In additi

"Always did have a flavor for danger." Lionsgate has dropped a new trailer for a dark, edgy thriller comedy titled Habit, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Janell Shirtcliff. This film has dropped out of nowhere, not hitting any festivals or anywhere else before opening in August this summer. It definitely looks like a very Los Angeles film made by Los Angeles people for Los Angeles people. A street smart party girl gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way

Paramount+ has officially announced that production on their upcoming Miles Teller-led limited series The Offer has finally begun. The 10-episode series will center around the behind-the-scenes process of making 1972’s The Godfather, with Teller set to portray producer Al Ruddy.The untold story of Albert S. Ruddy, the ground-breaking producer behind “The Godfather,” is coming to #ParamountPlus. #TheOffer, a limited event series, is now in production. pic.twitter.com/4p5vdZTYLM

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Jackass 4, officially titled Jackass Forever, has released five first look photos from the upcoming film, ahead of the trailer debut next week on Tuesday, July 20. Johnny Knoxville and the team are pushing the envelope even further in the new installment of the bone-breaking franchise when Jackass Forever premieres on October 22. You can check out the photos now in the gallery below!We’re back! A bit older and a lot grayer, but definitely not the wiser. Catch the #JackassF

"Today, you may feel the Universe owes you. Nonetheless, someone else's sacrifice won't save you." Dark Star Pictures + Bloody Disgusting have revealed a new official US trailer for an Uruguayan horror film titled The Last Matinee. Not only is it a tribute to the spooky magic of watching horror movies in dingy, dark cinemas. But it's also a horror movie set inside an old cinema. This premiered at the Sitges Film Festival and at many other genre festivals last year, now opening in the US this Au

Disney+ has released the first-look teaser for the upcoming second season of their coming-of-age comedy series Diary of a Future President, which has now been scheduled to make its return on August 18. The Diary of a Future President Season 2 teaser, which you can check out below, features Elena manifesting her destiny of becoming Orange Bay Middle School’s student representative. However, her glamourous dream gets interrupted when she sees the future version of herself, portrayed by exec

Sacha Baron Cohen has demanded that social media bosses end the online racial attacks against England’s football players.READ MORE: This is the music you need to get you through England’s crushing Euros lossThe actor called out Facebook and Twitter heads Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey directly in a tweet.
“Hey Mark Zuckerberg & @jack Dorsey — Facebook and Twitter are spreading racist attacks on these Black athletes. Online racism leads to real-world hate crimes.

"Are we getting kicked out?" "Nah, baby girl, I ain't going nowhere…" Focus Features has unveiled the first official trailer for Blue Bayou, the latest film from acclaimed Korean-American filmmaker Justin Chon, known for his other award-winning films Gook and Ms. Purple previously. This time around, Blue Bayou is premiering at the prestigious 2021 Cannes Film Festival playing in the Un Certain Regard category (his last two films premiered at Sundance instead). It's currently set for a li

The full list of nominees for the upcoming 73rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards was announced this morning, with Netflix’s The Crown and Disney+’s The Mandalorian both receiving a total of 24 nominations including Outstanding Drama Series. The major categories were announced by Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting).
Marvel Studios’ first foray into television further solidifies its success, with WandaVision dominat

Space Jam director Malcolm Lee has responded to the backlash regarding the redesign of Lola Bunny.READ MORE: Space Jam: How it became a cult classic for ’90s kidsThe filmmaker commented on the “super weird” discussion around the character’s appearance, after changing the design from the 1996 original film after thinking she was too sexualised.
“I had no idea that people would be that up in arms about a bunny not having boobs,” Lee told Entertainment Weekl

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As production continues on Damien Chazelle’s newest feature Babylon, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Emmy winner Jean Smart (Watchmen) has officially signed on to join the star-studded cast of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming period drama. Smart is reportedly portraying a Hollywood critic who can make or break careers. She will be joining previously announced leads Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, who are reuniting after two y

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The Suicide Squad director James Gunn took to Twitter to confirm that production on the upcoming first season of HBO Max’s newest DC spinoff series Peacemaker has finally been completed after 131 days of filming. Gunn went on to express his gratitude and appreciation to the cast and crew for their hard work on the project, which he first pitched to the streamer less than a year ago. The filming wrap comes less than a month before the highly-anticipated theatrical and HBO M

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Searchlight Pictures has released the first clip from Wes Anderson’s long-delayed feature The French Dispatch, which features two of the comedic drama’s A-list stars. The film had its world premiere yesterday at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. It is currently slated to arrive in theaters on October 22, 2021, which pits it against another high-profile competitor in the form of Warner Bros. Pictures’ newest film adaptation of Dune which is also being led by Timoth

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Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for their newest coming-of-age animated fantasy film titled Turning Red, which hails from Oscar-winning filmmaker Domee Shi in her feature-length directorial debut. In addition, a brand new poster and first-look images have also been revealed as well as its leading voice cast that includes newcomer Rosalie Chiang and Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh.
The Turning Red teaser, which you can check out below, provides us our first

"I loved the thrill of the chase." Greenwich Entertainment is soon releasing this fascinating documentary film titled Whirlybird, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Matt Yoka. Set in 80s and 90s Los Angeles, a couple revolutionized breaking news with their brazen helicopter reporting. Culled from the duo's video archive is an L.A. story of a family in turbulence hovering over a city unhinged. However, it's not just a film about a helicopter news crew, it's about so much more. It

"Let the fun begin…!" Pixar has revealed the first teaser trailer for the next original animation project called Turning Red, marking the feature directorial debut of Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi. She also directed the beloved Pixar short film Bao, which played in front of Incredibles 2 in 2018, and later won an Academy Award as well. Here's the concept for this: a 13-year-old girl turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited. Which is, apparently, all the time! Bey

Megan Fox has described her experience taking ayahuasca while on holiday in Costa Rica with Machine Gun Kelly.
The actor opened up about taking the psychoactive tea, a hallucinogenic drug, on a recent trip with her partner.
“We went to Costa Rica to do ayahuasca in, like, a proper setting, with indigenous people,” she told guest host Arsenio Hall on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
“So I was thinking it was like glamping, like it was gonna be some kind of five-star experience…But you

Tom Holland has hit out at racist “assholes” sending abuse to three England players following the team’s loss at the Euros.
The Spider-Man actor shared his support for Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho after England lost to Italy in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday night (July 11).READ MORE: This is the music you need to get you through England’s crushing Euros loss“The people abusing any England players are the only people w

Sacha Baron Cohen has filed a lawsuit against a US-based cannabis company for using his Borat character in a billboard advert.
Cohen, who has appeared as Borat in two feature films, is seeking damages of at least $9m (£6.5m) in a lawsuit in the US state of Massachusetts.
The lawsuit sees Cohen accusing cannabis company Solar Therapeutics of copyright infringement and false advertising, alleging that a billboard placed on a main highway in Massachusetts features Cohen as Borat, giving

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch was given a nine-minute standing ovation following its premiere in Cannes.
The film, described as a love letter to journalists, premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival yesterday (July 12) ahead of its public release later this year.
Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Tilda Swinton, Elisabeth Moss and more star in the film, which follows an anthology format to tell several stories set in 19th century France.
All the film’s stars

Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is the expanded edition of the 2019 game coming only to the PlayStation 5, which Sony recently showed more of during its most recent State of Play. And while “Director’s Cut” in gaming tends to be shorthand for some sort of enhanced version, Hideo Kojima said he isn’t into the phrasing.2/2
In the game, it is not what was cut, but what was additionally produced that was included. Delector's Plus? So, in my opinion, I don't like t

Daytime Emmy Nominated re-recording mixer James Parnell was nominated for his work on Netflix’s Trinkets. As such, we decided to speak to him about the challenges and rewards of working on this series.
Trinkets follows the story of three teenagers who find an unexpected connection when they all land in the same Shoplifters Anonymous group. James’ past projects include Academy Award winner Moonlight and Hulu’s hit comedy PEN15.
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One of the best films at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival is a Norwegian romantic drama about a young woman on the verge of turning 30. It's a refreshingly intellectual and mesmerizing look at romance and love in our modern world, and all the remarkably empowering and frustrating challenges that come with it. The film is titled (in English) The Worst Person in the World, and the original Norwegian title is Verdens Verste Menneske, though the French title is Julie (en 12 Chapitres) or simply Julie

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Los Angeles based composer Max Aruj worked on two exciting projects this summer: the crime drama Lansky profiling legendary gangster Meyer Lansky from Vertical Entertainment and the Liam Neeson-starring action-thriller The Ice Road from Netflix. ComingSoon’s Jeff Ames spoke with Max about his ever-evolving career and his musical process.
Max got his start in the industry working at the widely known film music hub Remote Control Productions in Santa Moni

Popular video games often get sequels and Persona is no different. Even though Atlus hasn’t formally announced this next entry, members of the team have confirmed that Persona 6 is indeed in development.
As spotted by PersonaCentral, publisher Atlus has posted a recruitment page on its website, which is in Japanese. There are a lot of different tabs, but the section in question is under the “Company Details” tab. In it, Director Naoto Hiraoka said (through Google Translate) th