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Emmy nominee and BAFTA winner Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You) is joining Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (via Variety). No details on Coel’s character have been released, though the outlet shares that Coel joined the director at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios where production on the film began in June.
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The news comes after the recent announcement that Winston

There is at least one character from American Gods who survived the recent cancellation of the show. A few months ago, news broke out about Starz ending the series after the third season. Now, someone else has picked one of the American Gods characters as Amazon has just ordered Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys adaptation (via SuperHeroHype). In American Gods, Anansi — or Mr. Nancy — is the West African trickster god portrayed by 

The Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut not only has a few PlayStation 5-specific enhancements, but it also comes with a new expansion for both the PS4 and PS5 versions. Jin Sakai will travel south to Iki Island to face a new threat, which is something the new trailer delves into.
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The trailer shows Jin arriving at Iki Island, an island Sucker Punch describes as a “lawless land of raiders and criminals, sc

The first official trailer for Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel has finally dropped.
The dark historical film set in medieval France stars Jodie Comer as Marguerite de Carrouges and Adam Driver as squire Jacques LeGris.
According to a synopsis, LeGris is accused of raping Marguerite while her husband, Norman knight Jean de Carrouges (played by Matt Damon) is away at war.
A trial by combat is announced, with whoever is left alive declared the winner as a sign of God’s will. You can view t

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead was a smash hit for both the filmmaker and Netflix, so it should come as no surprise that a sequel for the film is already in the works. 
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According to a recent report from The Hollywood Reporter, Snyder has signed a first-look film deal with Netflix through he and his producing partner Deborah Snyder’s production banner The Stone Quarry Productions. The dea

"We turned them into sparkling wines long before Dom Pérignon ever set foot in Champagne." Gravitas Ventures has released an official US trailer for a British documentary film called Sparkling: The Story of Champagne, the latest in the ever-growing subgenre of wine documentaries. "Described as a love letter to the joys and pleasures of Champagne, this sparkling documentary shares inside perspectives from the A-list Champagne houses and features some very familiar faces." It's also explor

Leslie Grace has landed the role of Barbara Gordon in DC and Warner Bros.’ upcoming film Batgirl, according to Deadline. The actress, who recently starred in a breakout role in Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights, reportedly tested for the part this week.
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Batgirl will center on Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon. The character was first seen in the 1967 Batma

Konami officially announced on Wednesday a few changes for its soccer series. It will be renaming the Pro Evolution Soccer series to eFootball and turn it into a digital-only, free-to-play experience that will launch later this year on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Android and iOS will follow later.
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By winter, the plan is to have all versions of the game feature cross-play. This is a huge move f

The schedule for the movie and TV titles coming to Amazon Prime Video in August 2021 has been revealed, which you can view below! This includes the arrival of new Amazon Originals such as the Kate Beckinsale-led action thriller pic Jolt; the musical drama film Annette starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard; and the exclusive global premiere of the highly anticipated Japanese anime blockbuster, Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time.
Recently released 2021 films such as The Courier,

The updated new lineup for Pixar Animation Studios’ SparkShorts program has been unveiled by Disney, with the company announcing the lineup that’s planned to debut in September on Disney+. 
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Debuting on the platform in September will be two new shorts, including Twenty Something from director Ashton Corbin, and Nona from director Louis Gonzales. In addition to the two shorts, a feature-length documenta

The list for the new Netflix August 2021 movies and TV titles has been revealed, which you can view below, along with the titles that are set to leave from the streaming service next month. This includes the arrival of new Netflix original series such as the Sandra Oh-led comedy series The Chair; limited series Clickbait starring Adrian Grenier; Lior Raz’s Hit & Run miniseries; and Rosa Salazar-led psychological horror miniseries titled Brand New Cherry Flavor.
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed that Emily Blunt ghosted him when he first approached her to star in Jungle Cruise.READ MORE: ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ review: a gripping horror sequel that’s worth shouting aboutThe pair star in the movie based on the Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland, which sees them searching for a mythical place which is said to offer “incredible healing powers.”
But Johnson claims he had to work hard to get her in the

Josh Segarra (Arrow, FBI, Orange Is the New Black) is joining Marvel’s Disney+ series She-Hulk in an undisclosed role, starring alongside lead Tatiana Maslany, according to Deadline.
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She-Hulk reportedly centers on lawyer Jennifer Walters (Maslany), cousin of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), who inherits his Hulk powers after she receives a blood transfusion from him. Unlike Bruce, however, when she hulks out Jennifer is able to r

Space Jam: A New Legacy star Gabriel Iglesias has responded to Pepé Le Pew’s removal from the movie.READ MORE: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ review: LeBron James throws up an airballThe skunk character, who appeared in the first Looney Tunes 1996 film, was due to appear in one scene which has since been left on the cutting room floor.
The cut scene was filmed by original director Terence Nance, but when new director Malcolm D. Lee came on board, it was removed.
The scene in

Warner Bros. has finally revealed more about its animated Injustice: Gods Among Us movie it announced in May. The film, based off the popular 2013 NetherRealm Studios-developed fighting game that got its own comic series, received its cast as well as its release window. Warner Bros. didn’t give a specific release date for the movie, but it is set to come out physically and digitally this fall.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is continuing to grow by the day, and with Marvel Studios readying to release its animated series What If…? soon, the world of Marvel animation is also expanding, with even more planned for the future. 
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Speaking to Variety in a new interview, Marvel’s executive VP of film production Victoria Alonso said that Marvel Studios plans to launch its own in-house animatio

What are the best films out of this year's Cannes Film Festival? Which ones should you be taking an interest in? What films should be a priority for you to see? After 12 days at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, after 30 screenings, it's time to present my 2021 list of my Top 10 Favorite Films. This was my 11th year back to this festival, and I love being there in the middle of the buzz, seeing films all day every day non-stop. These ten listed below are the ones that connected with me emotionally

Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s week of July 20 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
32 Malasana StreetInspired by true events. The Olmedo family decides to leave their village behind for a fresh start in the city and buy an old apartment at 32 Malasana Street for a suspiciously reasonable price. But soon after they&rsquo

Netflix has released the official trailer for Amanda Peet’s upcoming comedy-drama series The Chair, starring Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh as the first woman of color to become the head of Pembroke University’s English Department. The six-episode series will be available for streaming on Friday, August 20.
The Chair trailer, which you can check out below, offers us a preview of the struggles that Oh’s Ji-Yoon must face in order to save her department from further destruction du

Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have had a well-documented and famous feud with each other over the past couple of years. After Diesel attributed the feud to “tough love,” Johnson recently rebutted, and it doesn’t sound like the two will be meeting up as friends any time soon. 
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In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson was asked if he had seen Die

IFC Films has released the official Demonic trailer for Oscar-nominated filmmaker Neill Blomkamp’s (District 9, Elysium, Chappie) upcoming sci-fi horror-thriller feature. IFC Midnight will release the movie in theaters, on Digital Rental, and VOD on August 20, 2021.
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Written and directed by Blomkamp, Demonic follows a young woman who unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a de

Netflix has released the official Clickbait teaser for their upcoming limited series, starring Adrian Grenier (Entourage), Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America), and Betty Gabriel (Get Out). The series is scheduled to make its debut on August 25.
The video, which you can check out below, begins with a YouTube video of a man who has been abducted and forced to confess that he’s abusive towards women. Whether his confession is true or not, his family must quickly find a way to save him before

"Don't ever try to do miracles, my boy. People will never forgive you." Strand Releasing has unveiled an official US trailer for an acclaimed indie drama titled Charlatan, set in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s, but directed by an award-winning Polish filmmaker named Agnieszka Holland. It premiered at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival last year before the pandemic hit, and is finally getting a US release in theaters this summer. The film is about the life of Jan Mikolášek, a successful Cz

Yasiin Bey, who previously operated under his stage name Mos Def, is confirmed to play revolutionary jazz musician Thelonious Monk.
The casting announcement comes via Rolling Stone. In a statement from the film’s producers, the film, called Thelonious, will focus on “[Monk’s] struggles for musical success, mental illness, and the spiritual love triangle between his wife, Nellie, and one of the world’s richest women, Nica Rothschild.”
Monk, who is the second-most-rec

According to Deadline, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) is officially no longer set to direct and write Paramount Pictures’ long-in-development film adaptation of Makoto Shinkai’s hit fantasy anime pic Your Name. His withdrawal from the live-action project was reportedly due to scheduling conflicts. The outlet notes that the studio has already started talking to several potential filmmakers to replace Chung.
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Netflix has released the first The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf teaser trailer for their forthcoming anime film adaptation of the hit Henry Cavill-led fantasy series. The streamer has also announced that Divergent star Theo James has been officially been tapped to voice the leading role of Vesemir, a character who will also be played by Kim Bodnia in the long-awaited second season of The Witcher.
The video, which you can check out below along with the first-look images, introduces us to a youn

Netflix has released the first Vivo clip from Sony Pictures Animation’s forthcoming animated musical movie, featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda as the voice of the titular kinkajou. The film is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, August 6.
The video, which you can check out in the player below, features Vivo and his offbeat new friend Gabi as they sing their way through the Florida Everglades. It also provides us a preview of the song titled “Keep the Beat,” which was written by Mi

ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive Notorious Nick clip from the upcoming film. Based on the life of mixed martial artist Nick Newell, the film follows the unlikely success story of Newell, a congenital amputee, inside the world of cagefighting. The film is set to release Friday, August 6, 2021, in select theaters and digitally from Lionsgate and will see a DVD release on August 17.
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Paramount+ has officially renewed creators Robert and Michelle King’s acclaimed legal drama The Good Fight for a sixth season. The early renewal comes after the series has already aired four episodes in its current fifth season, which had its premiere last June. The remaining six episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays.
“The Good Fights provocative, whip smart, and no-holds-barred world remains as relevant as ever, continuing to entice new audiences as one of Paramount+’s top-pe

"I love doing the news! It's like an addiction." HBO has debuted an official trailer for an amusing comedy doc series streaming this summer called Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, another riff on the small town news gig. This reminds me of Breaking News in Yuba County or even "Reno 911!". Except that this is an actual documentary series - celebrating the can-do spirit, community pride, & unique personalities at an independently owned & run local news station. This almost looks like a Chri

20th Century Studios has released the red band trailer for their forthcoming comedy feature Vacation Friends, starring John Cena and Lil Rel Howery. The video features an engaged couple who suddenly find themselves stuck in a number of crazy situations because of another couple they’ve met while vacationing in Mexico.  The film will be available for streaming on August 27 as a Hulu original in the U.S., and internationally as a Star Original on Disney+.
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While Alien: Isolation was an incredible adaptation of Ridley Scott’s seminal film, James Cameron’s action-heavy follow-up, Aliens, was never as lucky. Decades of mediocrity and downright ineptitude followed the 1986 classic in the video game space even though video games love to take from the concept of a colonial marine that this film established. While far from the mess Gearbox released in 2013, Aliens: Fireteam Elite seems like an average shooter that’s neither as interesti

"We met these two animals down in Mexico." 20th Century Studios has released the first official trailer for a raunchy studio comedy called Vacation Friends, a very generic title for a movie about, well, friends from a vacation. This is being dumped directly to Hulu streaming at the end of August, skipping theaters entirely which isn't a good sign either. A couple meets up with another couple while on vacation in Mexico, but their friendship takes an awkward turn when they get back home and thei

"Boys are so emotional." 1091 Pictures has released an official trailer for an indie coming-out comedy titled Dramarama, from writer / director Jonathan Wysocki making his feature directorial debut after years of work in the industry. This premiered at festivals last year including at Outfest Los Angeles and BFI Flare in London, and will be out on VOD in August. Set in 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his four high school drama nerd friends at their final slumber party before l

Major UK cinema chain Vue has been fined £750,000 after a man died while trapped under a chair.
24-year-old Ateeq Rafiq attended Birmingham’s Star City cinema with his wife in March 2018. The pair opted to purchase tickets for the cinema’s premiere seats.
Mr Rafiq suffered “catastrophic” brain injuries when he ducked under the seat to search for his keys and phone, in what was described by the judge as a “complete lack of a risk assessment”.
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"She went on a homicidal rampage - this is your chance to ask her, 'why?'" IFC Midnight has unveiled the full official trailer for the horror Demonic, made by sci-fi filmmaker Neill Blomkamp working with some original horror concepts. He made this film quietly last year, taking friends and a small crew up into the Canadian forest during the pandemic summer. The only vague intro available: A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift betwee

Quentin Tarantino has shared some of his literary favourites while promoting his debut novel Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.READ MORE: ‘Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood’ film review – Tarantino’s most satisfying work in decadesThe filmmaker listed his recommendations while speaking on The Big Picture podcast. Alongside his reading list the filmmaker also spoke about his plans to release another novel, which is adapted from his breakthrough film Reservoir Dogs.
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The first trailer for Malignant, an original horror film from Saw and The Conjuring filmmaker James Wan has been released.READ MORE: The 25 scariest horror films of all timeThe story, which was co-created by Wan, sees a young woman envision a series of graphic murders. Things worsen when she discovers that the murders are happening in real life.
Peaky Blinders regular and Annabelle star Annabelle Wallis plays the film’s heroine Madison. The trailer shows Madison trace the origins of h

Japan’s Studio Ghibli Museum, which has been struggling financially due to COVID-19, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to overwhelming success.READ MORE: The future of Studio Ghibli: investigating the animation giant’s bold new directionThe city of Mitaka, where the Ghibli Museum is located, launched a crowdfunding drive last Friday (July 16) requesting donations of at least 5,000 yen (approximately GBP33).
Within the first 24 hours, the crowdfunding campaign met its goal of 10mil

James Gunn has spoken out on his hopes for the future of superhero films, admitting he finds them “mostly boring” right now.
Gunn is currently gearing up to release The Suicide Squad, his DC movie that serves as a “soft reboot” of the 2016 film Suicide Squad, which was directed by David Ayer. First reactions have called it “balls to the wall bonkers”.
In a new interview with The Irish Times, the Guardians Of The Galaxy director said the superhero genre needs t

A new animated movie inspired by the music of Juice WRLD is reportedly in the works.
News of the forthcoming project came alongside the announcement of a new production company called Modern Magic.READ MORE: Juice WRLD, 1998-2019 – the NME obituaryAs Deadline report, Modern Magic is a venture between former MGM Co-President of Production Adam Rosenberg and Oscar-winning writer, producer and director Rodney Rothman.
A rundown of their first projects with the company reve

As kids, my brother and I had a penchant for wrapping our plastic weapons together with duct tape and tip toeing through our home in search of extra-terrestrial life. “Check those corners,” I would say while clasping my Nerf gun turned pulse rifle, which was attached to a yellow and green Super Soaker turned grenade launcher. At some point, one of us would yell, “Contact!” before leaping about the floor and blasting imaginary Xenomorphs to smithereens. Inevitably, one of

"If only we could choose to forget… So many memories that keep coming back. One's that just stick with you!" How often do we end up overthinking and over-analyzing everything that happens to us? All the time, right? Frank's Joke is an amusing, one-of-a-kind comedy short film made with both puppet animation + 2D animation, and a few live-action shots. Made by British filmmaker Ed Bulmer, this first premiered in 2018 commissioned by the BBC and BFI as part of Animation 2018, and is now ava

"When you've been treated so poorly by the people meant to protect you, you just give up." Hulu has finally unveiled the official trailer for an acclaimed documentary film called Homeroom, an exceptional profile of students going through the 2020 school year. This originally premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won an award for doc editing. It's also executive produced by filmmaker Ryan Coogler, originally from Oakland. Do not discount the voices of young peo