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History of the World, Part I is getting a surprise sequel, as Hulu has ordered a variety series that will act as a follow-up to the iconic Mel Brooks film, according to a report from Variety.
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The sequel series, History of the World, Part II, will act as a sequel to the 1981 film. Variety reports that Brooks is once again attached to the project, both as a writer and executive producer. Brooks will be joined by Nick Kroll, Wa

ComingSoon has five Snake Eyes: G.I. Joes Origins fan kits to give out to readers. The action flick is out October 19 on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD courtesy of Paramount Home Entertainment.
The Snake Eyes: G.I. Joes Origins fan kit includes:Snake Eyes – Blu-ray
Snake Eyes – Hat
Snake Eyes – Black Towel
Snake Eyes – White Towel
Snake Eyes – Face Mask
Snake Eyes – Sunglasses
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Jonathan Tucker is joining the cast of Netflix’s upcoming limited series thriller Echoes, according to a recent report from Deadline.
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Tucker will come in with a lead role, where he’ll star alongside Michelle Monaghan in the upcoming series. He’ll join a cast that is already set to star Monaghan, Matt Bomer, Daniel Sunjata, Ali Stroker, Karen Robinson, and Rosanny Zayas. According to the rep

"The unknown and the unbelievable meet." It's time for the US release of Dune this week! To celebrate the opening, Nerdist has launched a fun "remix" trailer that recreates this new Dune movie in the style of David Lynch's infamous 80s flop. Everyone knows that Lynch also brought Dune to the big screen in 1984, but the movie kind of sucks and it has been mostly forgotten (until now). Set in the distant future, the story in Dune about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of th

Ryan Reynolds has confirmed that he will be taking a break from making films after wrapping on his latest production.
The star took to Instagram to make the announcement, which coincided with him completing work on comedy musical Spirited alongside Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer.READ MORE: ‘Free Guy’ review: Ryan Reynolds breaks out in riotous video game romp“Singing, dancing and playing in the sandbox with Will Ferrell made a whole lotta dreams come true. And this is my seco

Nicolas Cage is showing off a new look for the upcoming western drama Butcher’s Crossing, based on the novel by John Williams. Cage will play a buffalo hunter named Miller in the film. You can check out the first look photo below!Nicolas Cage looks to be giving audiences another fun character to add to his long list of iconic roles https://t.co/AaNDU8or8i
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) October 18, 2021
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The English dub for the upcoming Dropout Idol Fruit Tart anime is now on Funimation, and the official English voice cast for the series has been revealed.
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The series is available now on Funimation’s streaming service, with all 12 episodes available to stream in its English dubbed version. The cast for the English dub of Dropout Idol Fruit Tart is as follows:Kira Buckland as Ino
Kayli Mills as

"You ever heard of a league with one dude in it?" Your pets can fight crime, too! Warner Bros also unveiled the first official trailer for the DC League of Super Pets animated movie arriving in 2022 during the DC FanDome event this year. Also known as simply DC Super Pets, it's based on a real spin-off comic series that originally launched in 1962, created by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan. Superman's dog named Krypto (of course) teams up with other superhero pets to stop crime while Superman is on

Rebecca Ferguson, who stars in the upcoming blockbuster Dune, has revealed that her co-stars assigned each other porn star names during their time together on set.READ MORE: Dune review: desert-based blockbuster will scorch your sensesWhile speaking with NME about her time working on the film, Ferguson first confirmed that she nicknamed one of the spaceships in the film “The Horny Throbber.”
“You know that you have to have pornographic names for everything, right?” she sa

Following last night’s return of Succession, HBO has released a brand new promo for the remaining eight episodes of the acclaimed drama series’ third season. The video, which you can check out in the player below, promises a more heated war within the Roy family. It also teases the potential downfall of Waystar Royco due to Kendall’s damaging actions against his father which might lead to them losing ownership.
Check out the Succession Season 3 promo in the player below.
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Michael Myers returns in the blood-soaked sequel Halloween Kills, once again terrorizing the denizens of Haddonfield, Illinois with an arsenal of sharp objects and lots of heavy breathing.
Tellingly, I actually quite enjoyed David Gordon Green’s follow-up to John Carpenter’s Halloween; though the pic is violent to an uncomfortable degree, the good definitely outweighs the bad with this one.
Let’s delve into everything that worked (the Good), didn’t quite work (the Bad), a

"You don't belong here." "And you do?" The Match Factory has debuted an international promo trailer for the Austrian drama Great Freedom, which originally premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival this year to mostly positive reviews. Based on a true story about a prisoner. In post-war Germany, Hans is imprisoned again and again for being homosexual. The one steady relationship in his life becomes his long time cell mate, Viktor, a convicted murderer. What starts in revulsion grows to somethin

According to Deadline, Mel Gibson (Braveheart) has officially signed on to star in Lionsgate Television’s forthcoming three-part John Wick prequel series The Continental, which is developed for Starz. He is set to portray the role of Cormac.
This project marks Gibson’s first major scripted TV project in a long while since starring in the Australian drama The Sullivans which ran on-air from 1976-1983. He has also made appearances in Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, and Complete Sava

Players who are looking forward to playing the upcoming Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy game on PC will need to clear a decent amount of space for it ahead its October 26 launch.
RELATED: Guardians of the Galaxy Launch Trailer Highlights New Characters, Team Gameplay
On the official Steam page for the game (via Eurogamer), Guardians of the Galaxy is listed as requiring about 150GB of disk space, which is a fairly decent amount of space, but still nowhere near as close as something li

Players who are looking forward to playing the upcoming Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy game on PC will need to clear a decent amount of space for it.
RELATED: Guardians of the Galaxy Launch Trailer Highlights New Characters, Team Gameplay
On the official Steam page for the game (via Eurogamer), Guardians of the Galaxy is listed as requiring about 150GB of disk space, which is a fairly decent amount of space, but still nowhere near as close as something like the Call of Duty series,

Jamie Lee Curtis has spoken out about ageism in Hollywood, calling its negative attitudes towards older women in film “a given.”READ MORE: Halloween Kills review: old school slasher sequel makes a bloody mess“There’s no question; there are some jobs that you will lose or some jobs that you won’t get because of your age,” the actor told NME while in conversation about her latest film Halloween Kills.
However, the actor had some insight into how she has sto

Netflix has released the official The Lost Daughter trailer for Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming directorial debut film, based on Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel of the same name. The video, which you can check out below, begins with a woman as she tries to enjoy a beach vacation. However, her peace and quiet get disturbed with the loud arrival of a family with a young mother. The woman has now found herself obsessed with the young mother which leads her to recall secrets

"Time to get bloody… Two dudes, two fates." Hulu has launched a full trailer for the new animated Hulu series called Hit-Monkey, another fairly unknown Marvel character getting his own show. It was initially conceived as part of a shared universe connecting to The Offenders, then it was decided it would be better as a stand-alone series. The teaser arrived a month ago, but this full trailer kicks WAYYY more ass than that first look. Doesn't even matter if he's an "obscure" character, I'm

According to Deadline, Bad Boys for Life actor Jacob Scipio has officially been tapped to star opposite Leslie Grace in HBO Max’s forthcoming live-action DC film Batgirl. Further details about his character are still being kept under wraps, but the superhero film will reunite Scipio with directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.
The 28-year-old English actor will also next be seen in upcoming star-studded projects such as Netflix’s Toni Collette-led drama series Pieces of Her, an

ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive first look clip at the first episode of Acorn TV’s Manhunt: The Night Stalker, the second season of the streamer’s Manhunt crime drama series. The new season will premiere exclusively on Acorn TV on October 18, with four episodes rolling out weekly.
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“The highest-rated new drama of 2019 on all UK television is back, with BAFTA and SAG Award-winning acto

Susan Sarandon has opened up about her final phone call with David Bowie before he passed away in 2016.READ MORE: An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ – five years on from his deathThe pair, who starred together in 1983’s The Hunger, previously dated, though the Oscar-winning actress has now revealed that they went through “some things that needed to be said” in the months leading up to his death.
“I was fortunate enough to be closer to him

"Children are a crushing responsibility." Netflix has debuted the first official trailer for an acclaimed film titled The Lost Daughter, marking the feature directorial debut of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. She both writes and directs this adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel of the same name about two mothers who meet on a beach. The Lost Daughter premiered at both the 2021 Venice & Telluride Film Festivals this year, earning a number of rave reviews (ours included). A woman's beach vacati

Apple TV+ has dropped a new The Tragedy of Macbeth teaser for A24’s upcoming film adaptation of the classic Shakespeare tale, which hails from Oscar-winning filmmaker Joel Coen. The film had its world premiere last September at the 2021 New York Film Festival. It’s currently scheduled for a limited theatrical release on December 25, followed by an Apple TV+ debut on January 14, 2022.
The Tragedy of Macbeth teaser, which you can check out in the player below, provides u

Even though its big reveal had chalked out January 21 during its big re-reveal at Summer Games Fest, Elden Ring is no longer going to hit that release date. The highly anticipated FromSoftware RPG is now coming out on February 25, 2022 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.Important message:
ELDEN RING will release on Feb 25, 2022, as the depth & strategic freedom of the game exceeded initial expectations. Thank you for your trust & patience. We look forward

While Mr. Terrific isn’t one of the best-known DC heroes, he gets a sizable role in the film adaptation of Injustice based on the fighting game series and the comic of the same name. The character is voiced by The Purge and The Tomorrow War star Edwin Hodge and serves as one of the most interesting parts of the film, which is out tomorrow on 4K, Blu-ray, and Digital.
RELATED: Interview: Chris Pratt & Edwin Hodge Talk The Tomorrow War
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Y: The Last Man showrunner Eliza Clark took to Twitter to announce that FX on Hulu has officially decided not to renew the post-apocalyptic drama for a second season. The cancellation comes ahead of the series’ final two episodes titled “Peppers,” and “Victoria,” which are set to air on October 25 and November 1, respectively.
Despite the early cancellation, Clark remains hopeful for the future of Y: The Last Man as she expresses their team’s commitment t

"Are you connecting with people?" Amazon has unveiled the first official trailer for Mayor Pete, an inside look documentary at Pete Buttigieg's campaign to run for President of the United States in 2020. Directed by Jesse Moss (of The Overnighters, The Bandit, Boys State), Mayor Pete brings viewers inside Buttigieg's mission to be the youngest and first openly LGBTQ President of the USA, providing an unprecedented intimacy with the candidate, his husband Chasten, and their ambitious team. "From

Hulu has officially debuted the full Marvel’s Hit-Monkey trailer for the forthcoming adult-animated action series, which will be available for streaming on November 17.
The Hit-Monkey trailer highlights one special snow monkey’s quest for revenge as tracks down the humans responsible for the slaughter of his tribe. It also teases the fun chemistry between the titular monkey and Jason Sudeikis’ Bryce, whose ghost gets mysteriously attached to the primate assassin.You’

Production is currently ongoing on Indiana Jones 5 in Italy, but Disney has already pushed the sequel back a year.
Originally set for a July 29, 2022 release, the film will now come out on June 30, 2023. That’s a delay of nearly a full year and comes after Disney also restructured its upcoming release schedule and delayed several Marvel films.
RELATED: Indiana Jones 5 Set Photos Show First Look at Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Indiana Jones 5 will once again be led by Harrison Ford as he

Walt Disney just announced a slew of Marvel Cinematic Universe release date changes that includes delays for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Marvels, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Doctor Strange was originally set to release on March 25, 2022, and will now release two months later on May 6, 2022, pushing Thor: Love and Thunder off of the date. The Thor sequel now ha

Robert Pattinson has revealed that he had to be drained of sweat while screen testing for The Batman in Val Kilmer’s Batsuit.READ MORE: The Batman movie: release date, plot details, cast and everything we know so farThe Twilight actor will take on the role of the Caped Crusader in Matt Reeves’ upcoming DC film, with fans getting a closer look over the weekend during the DC FanDome event.
Speaking as part of the live stream, the director and Pattinson discussed the actor&rsq

Sony Pictures has dropped the Ghostbusters: Afterlife international trailer for Jason Reitman’s long-awaited sequel, featuring some new action-packed footage. It is currently scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on Friday, November 19.
The Ghostbusters: Afterlife international trailer provides us a new look at the sequel’s flashback sequence involving Egon Spengler’s secret mission. It also continues to highlight the ghouls and creatures that are set to be unleas

"What exactly is happening here?" "We need to find what our grandfather started." Sony Pictures UK has dropped off another international trailer for Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters: Afterlife movie, the next continuation of the original Ghostbusters series. (We also posted a full trailer + featurette earlier this year.) This is actually a direct sequel to the first two movies (from 1984 & 1989) and brings back the classic Ecto-1 and some of the original actors. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is set i

Ryan Reynolds announced that the production on Apple Studios’ musical reimagining of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol titled Spirited has finally been completed. In addition, Reynolds had also unveiled the first Spirited set photos which you can check out below, teasing some of the film’s big musical numbers.
In the blockbuster actor’s Instagram post, he also announced that he’s taking a short sabbatical from movie making. This is very understandable given th

Courtesy of RLJE Films, ComingSoon has three No Man of God Blu-ray copies to give out. The Ted Bundy drama is out now on VOD and arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on October 19. Directed by Amber Sealey, the film stars Elijah Wood as FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and Luke Kirby as the notorious serial killer.
RELATED: Interview: Elijah Wood Talks No Man of God
“In 1980, Ted Bundy was sentenced to death by electrocution. In the years that followed, he agreed to discl

"She drives me stupid crazy. I'm obsessed." Madman Films in Australia has unveiled an official trailer for the film Paris, 13th District, originally known as Les Olympiades. This is the latest film from award-winning French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone, Dheepan, The Sisters Brothers) and it originally premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. The film is a black & white story of young love in modern Paris - following three different stories of peop

IT director Andy Muschietti took to Instagram to confirm that production on Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated The Flash movie has finally been completed after over five months of filming in the UK. In his post, the filmmaker also shared two new set photos which you can check out below, which featured a silhouette of Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen.
The production wrap comes after the first teaser was just recently unveiled during DC FanDome 2021 last Saturday, which gave us a glimp

Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us recently released a new batch of episodes covering the productions of RoboCop, Halloween, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Aliens, and Coming to America, which gave ComingSoon the perfect opportunity to speak with showrunner/producer Brian Volk-Weiss.
The Movies That Made Us looks inside the movies that have shaped generations and what it took to make them happen, telling the story of how these movies were made, the involvement of stud

"Whence is that knocking?" Apple has debuted their own different teaser trailer for the film The Tragedy of Macbeth, the latest big screen Shakespeare adaptation coming this fall. This recently premiered at the New York and London Film Festivals, and is opening in theaters in December. A24 is handling the theatrical release (watch their trailer here), while Apple will debut streaming in early January. Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand co-star in Joel Coen's bold and fierce Shakespeare ada

Olivia Colman‘s anticipated new film The Lost Daughter is set to stream on Netflix for UK fans.
The Oscar-tipped film, which marks Maggie Gyllenhaal’s debut as a director, recently premiered at the Venice and London film festivals.
It has now been confirmed that Netflix has acquired the rights for the film in the UK, Benelux and Germany, with a December 31 release date set, according to Deadline.
Based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante, The Lost Daughter follows a woman

Daniel Craig has shared some rather blunt advice for whoever succeeds him as James Bond.
The actor recently made his final bow as the iconic spy in No Time To Die, with speculation now rife as to who will take over in the role.READ MORE: No Time To Die review: Daniel Craig’s surprisingly emotional final flingWhile the search for the next 007 is not set to begin until next year, as producer Barbara Broccoli recently told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Craig has been asked what advice

Generally reliable Fortnite leaker, HYPEX, has discovered that Epic Games is creating a new line of skins and cosmetics for Fortnite, all to do with upcoming sci-fi film, Dune.READ MORE: Team Kaiju on the current state of multiplayer FPS titles, and what it plans to bring to the tableThe line up of skins and cosmetics includes two new character skins, a new loading screen, emote, and more. HYPEX has dug up images of the character skins including Chani and Paul Atreides as played respectively by

Coldplay‘s Chris Martin has said that the band have made a number of unsuccessful attempts at writing a James Bond theme.
Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, Martin discussed Billie Eilish‘s recent platinum-selling theme for No Time To Die, and revealed the band’s own efforts at writing one.READ MORE: Coldplay: “This is our period of having no fear”“We kept trying to write one for 20 years, but never submitted them,” Martin said. &l

A ‘first look’ teaser for The Flash was debuted at this year’s virtual DC FanDome event, showing off a handful of reveals set to expand the multiversal narrative of the DC Extended Universe.READ MORE: Caped crusaders: every actor who’s played Batman… ranked!Adapting the fan-favourite Flashpoint storyline from 2011, the forthcoming Flash movie sports Ezra Miller in the titular role (aka Barry Taylor), reprising the character from earlier appearances in Batman V Supe