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Amazon Studios announced on Thursday that its untitled The Lord of the Rings original series will film its second season in the United Kingdom, moving away from New Zealand in an effort to expand its production footprint.
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“We want to thank the people and the government of New Zealand for their hospitality and dedication and for providing The Lord of the Rings series with an incredible place to b

Shia LaBeouf has been cast as an Italian saint in a new Abel Ferrara-directed film while his sexual battery lawsuit filed by FKA twigs continues.
Last December, twigs (real name Tahliah Barnett) sued her ex-boyfriend for alleged sexual battery, citing a pattern of “relentless abuse” that included “assault and infliction of emotional distress”.
In court documents filed in February, LaBeouf’s legal team denied “each and every” accusation in the claim.

Evangelion 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time is officially out on Japan’s Amazon Prime Video streaming service. And to coincide with the release, we now finally know the cast for the English dub.
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According to the films page (via Anime News Network), the latest version of the final Evangelion film will feature a handful of familiar names to the Evangelion franchise. The film’s English cast of voice actors

Arnold Schwarzenegger had issued a stern warning to COVID-deniers in a passionate new video.
The actor, who has been supportive of vaccines, said in a new video interview that some people remain “in denial” about the lethality of the coronavirus.
He told National Security Council staffer Alexander Vindman and CNN’s Bianna Golodryga on Tuesday (August 10): “There are still people living in denial, there are still people that don’t believe in masks, there are still pe

Fans continue to eagerly await any updates on the upcoming next entry in the Call of Duty series. According to recent datamined information, fans might not have to wait too long.
RELATED: Report: New Call of Duty Will Be Revealed in Warzone Later This Summer
When users datamined the upcoming Season 5 update to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (via VideoGamesChronicle), they found files related to this year’s entry in the Call of Duty series. Titled Call of Duty: Vanguard (as the above

A new sci-film starring Tom Hanks has been confirmed for a November 5, 2021 debut on Apple TV+.READ MORE: Mr Nice Guy: Tom Hanks’ 10 best filmsFinch marks the second Hanks movie to be acquired by Apple Original Films following Greyhound (2020). Miguel Sapochnik (Game Of Thrones) has directed the film from an original screenplay by new writer Craig Luck and Ivor Powell.
The official synopsis for the movie reads: “In Finch, a man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family in a pow

Battlefield 2042’s first technical test is underway and, as is the nature of tests like these, a bunch of raw gameplay of the highly anticipated first-person shooter has made its way online.
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A recently leaked video from a Chinese user on the video-sharing website BilliBilli showed off 11 minutes of gameplay from the technical test, giving fans a look at everything from in-vehicle gameplay to what firefights will

Developers Young Horses announced on Thursday that Bugsnax would be making its way to Steam sometime next year.
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After launching as the first PlayStation Plus title on PlayStation 5 in November 2021 (but for $24.99 for PS4 owners), Bugsnax was both a meme and a respected game. The adventure title sees players exploring a mysterious island and attempting to find and capture various half-bug, half-snack creatu

ComingSoon is excited to share a brand new, exclusive clip for Galo Semblantes’ upcoming film The Legend of Tayos, a documentary focused on the hunt for treasure in the Amazon.
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The documentary tells the story of Janos Moricz and his hunt for the “Gold Library,” a rumored site of treasure and other objects that is hidden somewhere in the Amazon. The film details Moricz’s search for the

FX has released the full Impeachment: American Crime Story trailer for the upcoming third installment of Ryan Murphy’s acclaimed anthology drama series, centering around the former U.S. president Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial and scandalous affair with a 22-year-old White House intern. The series is scheduled to make its return on Tuesday, September 7, exclusively on FX.
The video, which you can check out below, highlights the friendship of Monica Lewinsky, and Linda Tripp, who ex

"Seems like you know who I am." Vertical has released an official trailer for Wild Indian, an acclaimed indie drama from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It also played at the Palm Springs Film Festival where it won a "Directors to Watch" award. Sundance's intro: "[it] tells a story that spans centuries and the continent in a film destined to be a touchstone in Indigenous cinema. Leading an impressive cast, Michael Greyeyes delivers a gripping, enigmatic performance as a moder

Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, and Sleater-Kinney‘s Carrie Brownstein have shared the new full-length trailer for their forthcoming film The Nowhere Inn. The NME Big Read: St. Vincent: “I wanted to tell my story with humour and compassion”The film is described as “a metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent’s music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces

Apple Original Films has officially announced the release date for Miguel Sapochnik’s forthcoming sci-fi pic Finch, which hails from Amblin Entertainment. Starring Tom Hanks in his second collaboration with Apple, the film is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, November 5 on Apple TV+. The date announcement also comes with the released of the first Finch photo which you can check out below, featuring our first look at Hanks’ titular character, who is a robotics engineer. The

David Bryne’s HBO Special American Utopia, which was released last year on HBO Max, will soon be made available in movie theaters nationwide for a special, one-night-only event.
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Warner Music Entertainment and HBO announced that the special event will take place on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, and will include an introduction by David Byrne, as well as a never-before-seen conversation with Byrne and Spike Lee, the Oscar and Emmy awa

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released the official Night of the Animated Dead trailers for the upcoming animated remake of George A. Romero’s 1968 classic horror film Night of the Living Dead. The film is slated for a digital release on September 21, followed by a Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD debut on October 5.
The videos, which you can check out below along with the Blu-ray key art cover, begin with an important TV announcement, warning viewers of an epidemic of mass murder caused b

Rockstar is used to re-releasing its games on multiple platforms. And, according to a new report, the giant developer is currently on the cusp of releasing remasters of the PS2-era Grand Theft Auto games onto modern hardware. This includes Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas. The report also states that the first Red Dead Redemption is also another candidate, but its release depends on the success of the GTA remasters.
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Ryan Reynolds is making the jump into the world of Fortnite once again, as Epic Games announced on Thursday that Reynolds’ character from the upcoming film Free Guy would be put into the game as a playable character. Previously, Reynolds’ Deadpool was in the game.
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In order to unlock the playable version of Guy — the name of Reynolds’ character in the film — players can simply naviga

Venom: Let There Be Carnage has once again been delayed by Sony.
This is yet another setback for the film, which has been delayed several times due to COVID-19, and it will now release on October 15. It previously was set to release a few weeks earlier on September 24. The comic book sequel once again stars Tom Hardy, who will play Eddie Brock/Venom. It will release later this year exclusively in theaters against Halloween Kills and The Last Duel.
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Brendan Fraser appeared to choke up on camera while attending a virtual fan meet-and-greet on TikTok.READ MORE: Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon: release date, plot details, cast and everything we know so farThe actor, who is starring in Darren Aronofsky’s forthcoming The Whale and Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon, seemed taken aback by the outpouring of love of support from @LittleLottieCosplay on behalf of fans worldwide.
Fraser joked that he was feeli

"Don't get all upset at me if we ain't got enough hay this year." An official trailer is up for an intriguing film called Vanishing Knowledge, made by an award-winning fashion & wildlife photographer named Ejaz Khan. He explains: "Frank, a Vietnam War veteran, has dedicated his life to the survival of this [rare] horse breed" - the Nokota horse, and he still has 300 of them. "Today, he is fighting his own survival in the fight against cancer. It won't be long before Frank is unable to care

Netflix has released the full Q-Force trailer for the upcoming adult-animated comedy series, centering around the very first queer spy division. The 10-episode series is scheduled to make its debut on Thursday, September 2.
The video, which you can check out in the player below, begins with Agent Mary, described as the best of the best, who surprises his agency by finally coming out as a gay man. However, despite his achievements and talents, he has been downgraded to a small division in We

"A little out of place, a little out of tune…" Roadside Attractions has unveiled a teaser trailer for a film titled Hard Luck Love Song, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Justin Corsbie. This premiered at last year's Austin Film Festival, which seems like the perfect place for this kind of musician romance tale of ups and downs, and good and bad. At its core, the film is a modern day love story wrapped in a gritty, compelling character study. A romance about a charismati

Nearly three years since the project was first announced, Netflix has finally announced the main cast for the highly-anticipated live-action series adaptation of Nickelodeon’s beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
After the surprising exit of original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko last year, many fans have become very doubtful if Netflix would be able to deliver and give justice to the live-action adaptation they’ve been hoping for. Despite this m

Halle Berry has opened up about an incident that left her with broken ribs while filming her new Netflix movie Bruised.
The Oscar-winning actor received the injury on her very first day of shooting. However, it was not the first time that Berry had sustained this kind of injury.READ MORE: ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ review — a brutal, blood-soaked sequelShe also broke two different ribs when filming the third instalment of the John Wick franchise, John Wick: Chapt

Don’t Breathe 2 releases on Friday, August 13 exclusively in theaters. The horror film once again stars Stephen Lang as the “Blind Man” Norman Nordstrom. He’s joined by Madelyn Grace and Brendan Sexton III. The film is written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues with Sayagues directing.
“In Don’t Breathe, Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) was underestimated by everyone because of his blindness: he revealed an unflinching will to survive and get what he w

"Remain in your home. Keep all doors & windows locked or boarded shut." WB Entertainmnet has revealed an official trailer for an animated update on Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero's classic B&W zombie film that brought the zombie genre to (undead) life in 1968. Apparently the rights to the original film are now in public domain, so anyone can do whatever they want with it - and now we have this, Night of the Animated Dead. In the film, siblings Barbara and Johnny visit their

Taika Waititi has teased fans about what to expect from his upcoming Star Wars film.
The director will be helming the film and writing it alongside One Night In Soho and 1917 screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns.READ MORE: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ review: Taika Waititi’s hot streak continues“It’s still in the ‘EXT. SPACE’ stage,” Waititi said in an interview with Wired. “But we’ve got a story. I’m really excited by it because it feels very me.&

ComingSoon is excited to debut a clip from Swan Song, which is available via video on demand this Friday. The film stars Udo Kier (My Own Private Idaho, Downsizing), Jennifer Coolidge (American Pie), and Linda Evans (Dynasty). It’s directed by Todd Stephens, who also wrote the script. It won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival and Kier won the Jury Prize for Best Actor.
“Legendary actor Udo Kier stars as retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger, who e

Richard E Grant is set to collaborate with Frankie Goes To Hollywood singer Holly Johnson on a new track.
The actor will appear on ‘This Was Me’, a new original song written for the soundtrack of the forthcoming film adaptation of hit stage show Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
Revealing the collaboration on Twitter, sharing a post that announced the soundtrack, also featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor, Sharon Horgan and more, Johnson wrote: “Love this even more …. &lsqu

Netflix’s romantic drama The Last Letter from Your Lover is now streaming and is adapted from Jojo Moyes’ novel of the same name. The film jumps between a modern-day love story that plays out between Felicity Jones and Nabhaan Rizwan’s characters, while a steamy affair happens in the 1960s between Shailene Woodley’s Jennifer Stirling and Callum Turner’s Anthony O’Haire.
Interview: Director Augustine Frizzell Discusses Netflix’s The Last Le

Home Sweet Home Alone, a modern reboot of the classic Christmas movie, will be launching on Disney+ on November 12.READ MORE: Kevin McCallister’s 25 cruellest Home Alone trapsDescribed as “an all-new adventure comedy from the beloved holiday film franchise”, the film brings together a comedy cast including Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Catastrophe‘s Rob Delaney and from the original Home Alone films, Devin Ratray.
Jojo Rabbit actor Archie Yates

Disney+ has finally announced the release date for 20th Century Studios’ upcoming Home Alone reboot. Titled Home Sweet Home Alone, the film will star Jojo Rabbit breakout Archie Yates. Described as an all-new adventure comedy, the film is scheduled to make its debut on November 12, following the beloved franchise’s holiday tradition.pic.twitter.com/QoVMKVzpgu
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Zak and Zelda Williams have paid homage to their late father on the seventh anniversary of his death.
Robin Williams died by suicide in 2014, following a misdiagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.READ MORE: ‘Robin’s Wish’: what the new documentary tells us about Robin Williams’ final daysInstead, it was confirmed via an autopsy that the Oscar-winning actor had unknowingly suffered from a rare form of progressive dementia that impacts thought and reasoning.
Williams’

"Is it true that you communicate with the dead, Mademoiselle?" An early trailer is out for the French drama The Mad Women's Ball, which is premiering at the upcoming 2021 Toronto Film Festival soon before debuting on Amazon Prime Video. From TIFF: The latest from writer-director-actor Mélanie Laurent is a chilling tale of spectral visions and institutional abuse set in 19th-century France. The film stars Mélanie Laurent, who also wrote & directed it; she's also joined by C&eac

Child Play’s creator Don Mancini took to Twitter to confirm that production on SYFY and the USA Network’s long-in-development Chucky series has finally been completed, after more than five months of filming. The production wrap comes after the full trailer was released last month during Comic-Con@Home. The series is currently slated to make its long-awaited debut on October 12, just in time for the Halloween season.THAT’S A WRAP! Chucky wants to honest the fuck thank everyone,

Trent Reznor’s industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails has a long history of being involved in video games dating back to Reznor composing the critically acclaimed soundtrack for Quake in 1996. That fusion is alive and well as NIN guitarist Robin Finck is teaming up with veteran game designer Cory Davis to create Los Angeles-based arthouse developer Eyes Out.
Davis, who is a co-founder of the studio alongside Finck, is known for his role as creative director and designer on 2012&rsq

Sony Pictures has released the teaser trailer for acclaimed actor-director Denzel Washington’s upcoming drama film, A Journal for Jordan, starring Michael B. Jordan. The video highlights a once-in-a-lifetime love as a father recounts his love story to his son in a journal he wrote while in service at Iraq.
The film is currently slated for a limited release in select New York and Los Angeles theaters on December 10. It will then be followed by a wide theatrical release on December 22, just

"I love you, but I'm married to the road." This looks wild. IFC Films has released a full-length official trailer for The Nowhere Inn, a strange meta comedy mockumentary creation & authenticity from filmmaker Bill Benz. This initially premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival last year, and also played at the Outfest Film Festival later in the year. The singer known as St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music and touring life on the road, but when she hires a close frie

Tom Hanks’ son Chet has released new comments on his attitude towards COVID-19 vaccinations.
Hanks’ outburst comes after he initially took to Instagram on Tuesday (August 10) to speak out against the vaccinations.READ MORE: Mr Nice Guy: Tom Hanks’ 10 best films“I suggest to all my followers, you guys, set an appointment and get the vaccine first thing – PSYCH! Bitch!” he said in the video. “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! I never had COV

"What if I pushed you over and over again?" Gravitas has released an official trailer for an indie horror / psychological thriller titled The Madness Inside Me, from filmmaker Matthew Berkowitz. This initially premiered at the Filmfest Oldenburg in Germany last year. A forensic psychiatrist's husband is killed during a home invasion, but instead of identifying the killer, she recants. She stalks the newly released psychopath, deciding whether she wants to kill him, sleep with him, or try to und

Guardians Of The Galaxy star Dave Bautista has spoken out about how Marvel missed an opportunity to tap into a greater story for his character.
The wrestler-turned-actor, who plays Drax in the Guardian films plus Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, voiced his opinion on Twitter in response to a fan’s comment on his departure from the MCU.READ MORE: Avengers: Endgame review: is it the best comic book movie ever?“Waiting to see where Drax is mentally now that Thanos is finally dead,&rd

Ed Sheeran has opened up in a new interview about working with Eminem.
Speaking to Apple Music, Sheeran recalled working with the rapper at his studio in Detroit and how, on their first meeting, they spoke about their shared love of Marvel before eventually making a track together during their second meeting.READ MORE: Eminem vs everyone: a massive list of every one of Slim Shady’s lyrical feudsSheeran featured on Eminem’s 2017 album ‘Revival’ on the duet ‘Rive

Michael Keaton has opened up in a new interview about returning to his role as Batman.
Keaton recently reprised his role as Batman – who he first played in 1989 in Tim Burton’s Batman and then again in 1992 in Batman Returns – in Andy Muschietti’s upcoming DC Flash film.READ MORE: Hold your horses, R-Batz fans – the last superstar-packed Batman movie was a disasterFlash will see different versions of the caped crusader on the screen. Be

GWAR have announced the release of a new feature-length documentary, This Is GWAR, set to premiere at Fantastic Fest in Texas next month.
As reported by Consequence of Sound, next month’s Fantastic Fest – running from September 23 to 30 – will see the premiere of a film that provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse at “the humans who’ve fought to keep [GWAR] alive for over 30 years”.
Directed by Scott Barber (Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story), This Is GWAR will

Matt Damon’s latest feature film is now in theaters. In Stillwater, Damon plays an Oklahoma roughneck that finds himself in France to visit his daughter, who is suspected of murder. The film is directed by Tom McCarthy and also stars Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Deanna Dunagan, and Lilou Siauvaud.
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“Stillwater follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille

ComingSoon has three Blu-ray copies of The Water Man, which is acclaimed actor David Oyelowo’s first feature film as a director, to give out to readers. The family film is out on DVD and Blu-ray on August 17. Oyelowo starred in the family adventure drama alongside Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, and Amiah Miller.
RELATED: Interview: David Oyelowo Wants More Family Films With Heavy Themes
The film follows a boy named Gunner (Chavis), who sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (

The Criterion Collection is making the leap to 4K, as the company announced on Wednesday that they will soon be releasing its first-ever batch of 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays, with one of the greatest films ever made leading the list of releases.
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For the first time since the company released the film on laserdisc 37 years ago, Citizen Kane will be making its return to the collection and will release alongside a handful of

Marvel’s What If…? premiered on Wednesday on Disney+, and marked the first animated television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But this first outing is not the last as the studio already has big plans for the animated format.
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Speaking to Variety on What If…? and his foray into the world of animation, Executive Producer Brad Winderbaum (Black Widow) said that Marvel

Victoria Justice and Adam Demos, known for their roles in Victorious and Sex/Life, respectively, have signed on to star in an untitled romantic comedy, according to a recent report from Deadline.
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The Netflix film, which is set to be directed by Stuart McDonald (Summer Heights High, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), and centers on a Los Angeles wine company executive that travels to an Australian sheep station to land a ma

"How are you so kind?" Here's yet another outstanding stop-motion animated short film we just have to feature. Fish Boy is a short film made by filmmaker Anita Bruvere as her final graduation project at the National Film & Television School in the UK. It's described as a "surrealist tale about the all-encompassing nature of living with guilt." The poetic short features a guilt-ridden "Fish Boy" and a woman named Laura - voiced by Hugh Skinner and Emily Taaffe. Fish Boy lives in darkness, hi