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Bad Robot is rolling out Bad Robot Audio, a new division dedicated to developing and producing original scripted and non-scripted audio content. Bad Robot Audio launches in collaboration with Spotify and will be led by former Audible and Spotify award-winning executive, Christina Choi, who joins as Head of Podcasts at Bad Robot.
Bad Robot will now explore new ways to tell stories through the audio format. The new multi-year exclusive first look with Spotify gives Bad Robot Audio a showcase for t

Natasha Liu Bordizzo (The Society, Most Dangerous Game, Guns Akimbo) will star opposite Rosario Dawson in Disney+’s The Mandalorian spin-off series Star Wars: Ahsoka as Sabrine Wren, according to Deadline. The character comes from the animated series Star Wars Rebels.
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Dawson stars as Ahsoka Tano in the limited series after the character made their live-action debut on the streamer’s

Let me preface this review by saying I believe The Lord of the Rings ranks among the all-time great achievements in motion picture history. That a largely unknown — and mostly unproven, at least in terms of big-budget spectacle — director managed to make three astounding 3-hour motion pictures remains an astounding anomaly. That Peter Jackson actually struck gold from both a box office and critical perspective is extraordinary. That the man stuck the landing by crafting one of t

DMX: Don’t Try to Understand, HBO’s upcoming documentary on rapper DMX, received its first trailer.
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The documentary — which was shot following the artist’s release from prison in January 2019 — chronicles DMX’s journey as he looks to return to the world of touring with his music. Along the way, the documentary also looks to be interviewing people who are both friends and fans of the l

A trailer has been released for HBO’s upcoming new documentary DMX: Don’t Try To Understand.READ MORE: DMX, 1970 – 2021: hip-hop giant who shone brightest in the darknessThe documentary follows the late rapper in 2019 after he was released from prison for tax fraud, as he attempts to rebuild his life and career with plans of a comeback tour.
As shown in the trailer, the documentary will tackle both DMX’s impact on fans around the world and his troubled past, ranging from

"We have to embrace the spontaneity of the moment." Universal has released an official trailer for Marry Me, a romantic comedy arriving in theaters on Valentine's Day in 2022. From filmmaker Kat Coiro, this film is packed with original songs by Jennifer Lopez and global Latin music star Maluma. Jennifer Lopez stars as musical superstar Kat Valdez and Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, a math teacher—total strangers who agree to marry and then get to know each other after. An unlikely romance

"Maybe it's harder to hunt when you're older?" Meet Snowy! A cozy lil' turtle that has been neglected after so many years alone in a basement… Snowy is an extremely awkward, adorable, strange 12-minute short documentary film made by filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje & Alex Wolf Lewis. This originally premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and after playing on the festival circuit all year, it was picked up by Time and released online for everyone to enjoy. "Snowy,

The highly anticipated film Belle from Mamoru Hosoda will be shown at select IMAX theaters next year as part of an exclusive preview event for the film, GKIDS announced.
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Previews for the film will begin Wednesday, January 12, 2022, ahead of the film’s theatrical opening on January 14, 2022. Tickets for the preview event are available now on Belle‘s website. To go along with the news, a new theatrical poster for Belle

"It was never just a heist!" Time for something truly epic. You've heard of Marvel marathons, you've heard of supercuts, but what if you took every MCU movie to date and put them together into one extraordinarily epic supercut? Yes. Someone did this. A Reddit user called "pizzabryon" has put together and illegally fan-released this supercut which he has dubbed simply The Infinity Saga. Another fan already tried to edit everything together in what is known as "The Sacred Timeline Cut" (a referen

Hulu has revealed the official Mother/Android trailer for Mattson Tomlin’s forthcoming feature directorial debut film, starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Algee Smith. The sci-fi thriller will be available for streaming on Friday, December 17.
The video, which you can check out below, highlights the perilous journey of a young pregnant woman as she tries to escape to the only safe place in the country while fending off rogue human-like robots.
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Jackson White, star of Mrs. Fletcher, is set to play the lead role opposite Grace Van Patten in Hulu’s upcoming drama series Tell Me Lies, according to a recent report from Deadline.
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The series is a straight-to-series order from the streaming company and will be based on Carola Lovering’s novel of the same name. Emma Roberts is attached as an executive producer with the series being adapted by Meagh

"You are not coming into my home!" Gravitas Ventures / Voltage Pictures have released one final official trailer for the film titled The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, telling the real story of the killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. This premiered at both the Oxford Film Festival and American Black Film Festival last year. After a short delay, it's now opening in select theaters + on VOD starting today (November 19th). Based on the true events that led to the death of Mr. Chamberlain, an elder

The second half of the final season of the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan got a new trailer today.
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Ahead of Funimation’s Attack on Titan Final Season panel at the Anime NYC convention, and ahead of the series’ return on January 9, 2022, the company released some brand-new key art, as well as a very brief teaser trailer to give fans a look at what was to come in the final set of episodes.
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A cinema in Swansea has been ordered to close after the owner refused to follow Welsh COVID pass laws.READ MORE: The London musical exodus has been accelerated by Covid-19. And the impact will be massiveAnna Redfern, owner of Cinema & Co, said earlier this week she would not comply with Welsh government rules which require customers to show NHS COVID passes in order to legally enter cinemas, theatres and concert halls.
Speaking to the BBC, Redfern confirmed she’d been told to shut

Scalebound was one of the higher profile cancelations of the previous generation. The PlatinumGames-developed RPG was revealed at E3 2014 at Microsoft’s press conference and was canned in 2017. Certain members of Platinum have talked about it, but now Director Hideki Kamiya has apologized to the fans and Microsoft for the ill-fated game.
Kamiya spoke about the game in a new interview on the Cutscenes YouTube channel. He began talking (around the 6:17 mark) about how he wanted to make a pho

Earthworm Jim is set to make a return to the world of television in the form of a brand-new animated series.
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According to a recent report from Variety, the series will come from Interplay Entertainment Corp., who owns the rights to the Earthworm Jim games as well. The company is set to partner with APA to bring the project to television. To celebrate the news, a brief first-look at the upcoming series was released,

Earthworm Jim is set to make a return to the world of television in the form of a brand-new animated series.
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According to a recent report from Variety, the series will come from Interplay Entertainment Corp., which owns the rights to the Earthworm Jim games as well. The company is set to partner with APA to bring the project to television. To celebrate the news, a brief first-look at the upcoming series was released

"There ain't no better world, there's just this one…" Sony Classics has unveiled an official US trailer for the indie drama Jockey, an intense look at the pressure of being a jockey in horse racing. This first premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Award for Acting for Clifton Collins Jr. in the lead role. An aging jockey hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer, who has what appears to be a championship horse. But the years – and inju

Sara Sugarman, director of films like Vinyl and Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, has been hired to helm the biopic of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.READ MORE: The Beatles’ split 50 years on: the best songs from the solo careersThe project, titled Midas Man, was placed on hiatus earlier this month after it was announced original director Jonas Akerlund was “taking a break” from the film.
As reported by Deadline, Akerlund has since been replaced by Sugarman, with ho

HBO Max has released the first Finding Magic Mike teaser for the upcoming unscripted competition series, which hails from executive producers Channing Tatum and Steven Soderbergh. All seven episodes will be available for streaming Thursday, December 16.
The video, which you can check out below, provides us a preview of the ten contestants who will undergo training to transform themselves into real-life Magic Mikes.Finding your magic takes more than moves and muscles.
Finding Magic Mike premieres

During last night’s annual American Cinematheque event where Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson became its 35th awardee, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was one of the many people who paid tribute to Johansson. In his speech, while praising Johansson’s contributions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he confirmed that they’re currently working together on a “top-secret Marvel Studios project,” with the Natasha Romanoff actress as its producer. He also went on

The Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was met with a lot of hype when it was finally announced after multiple reports and leaks. But Rockstar was playing this one particularly close to its chest and only selectively showing footage of these classic open-world titles, which was concerning to some. Launch day bug compilations and damning viral tweets seemingly proved why Rockstar was so secretive as the trilogy was riddled with glitches and embarrassing visuals. And

Earlier this month, it has been reported that production on Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was temporarily shutdown due to Letitia Wright’s critical shoulder fracture and concussion which she sustained during its Boston filming last August. Now, studio executives Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, and Nate Moore have officially sent a joint statement to the cast and crew, addressing the highly-anticipated project’s filming shutdown.
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Ernie Hudson has enjoyed an incredible run as an actor during his 45-year career, starring in everything from The Crow and Ghostbusters to acclaimed TV shows like Oz and Desperate Housewives. His most recent series, The Family Business, kicked off its third season last month, and the actor will also be seen in the highly anticipated sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which opens this weekend.
ComingSoon sat down with Ernie for an interview and the actor discussed everything from his amazing career,

A new documentary series that will spotlight the turbulent relationship between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is currently in development.
The two-part series, called Johnny Vs. Amber, will break down the couple’s marriage, divorce and consequent legal action against each other, from multiple viewpoints.READ MORE: ‘Minamata’ review: sluggish eco-disaster drama is another forgettable Johnny Depp B-movieInterviews with the pair’s lawyers, plus people who claim to be close to

"These people… They still believed." Gravitas Ventures has unveiled an official US trailer for an indie sci-fi drama titled Last Words, an Italian production with multiple languages. It was initially chosen as a 2020 Cannes Film Festival premiere last year before the festival was cancelled. It showed at a few other festivals, and is finally getting a US release on VOD in December. It is 2085. A young man, one of the few survivors of the human community of old, embarks on a long voyage to

20th Century Studios has debuted a brand new West Side Story featurette for Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited film adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, which is currently slated to hit the theaters on December 10.
The video provides a behind-the-scenes look at the film’s pre-production rehearsals and recording sessions as well as the production of major musical numbers. It gives us a glimpse of its production wrap where Spielberg expressed how honored he is to be able to direct

Jennifer Lawrence has confirmed that she inhaled her nose ring while on the set of the upcoming political satire Don’t Look Up.READ MORE: The best Leonardo DiCaprio memes the internet has to offerThe film sees Lawrence play an astronomer, who along with her colleague, played by Leonard DiCaprio, attempts to warn the world about a giant comet set to destroy the Earth.
Lawrence altered her appearance for the film, donning a red wig and wearing a nose ring to give her character more of a

"Gourmet cuisine is not for the common man." Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted an official US trailer for a French historic drama titled Delicious, originally Délicieux in French. This premiered at the Rendezvous with French Cinema Festival, and stopped by others including Festival du Cinéma Français in Israel and the Norwegian Film Festival. Set in France in 1789, just before the Revolution. A chef who has been sacked by his master, with the help of a woman, finds the stren

"They are waiting for you." Cranked Up Films has revealed an official trailer for Cosmic Dawn, an indie sci-fi mystery thriller from Canadian filmmaker Jefferson Moneo. This one is landing in theaters + on VOD starting in February early next year. After witnessing the alien abduction of her mother as a child, Aurora joins the UFO cult "The Cosmic Dawn". Now moved on from the cult, Aurora is forced to confront her past and pursue the ultimate truth about The Cosmic Dawn. Does Elyse really have a

Manifest creator and showrunner Jeff Rake took to Twitter to confirm that production on Netflix’s upcoming supersized fourth and final season has finally begun.
The filming start comes after over two months since the popular sci-fi drama was successfully saved by the streamer from its NBC cancellation. Manifest Season 4 currently has no target return date attached to it yet.AND WE’RE BACK!#Manifest pic.twitter.com/HpSpeKI0I2
— Jeff Rake (@jeff_rake) November 18, 2021
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Out November 24 on Netflix and currently in select theaters, Bruised is a gripping sports drama that stars Halle Berry as a retired mixed martial arts fighter looking to make a comeback.
“Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace,” says the official synopsis. “Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she’s coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Ada

Netflix has announced that it is launching a new workplace sitcom that is set in the last Blockbuster store, starring WandaVision‘s Randall Park.
The streaming platform, which has a complicated past with the video rental chain, has acquired the rights to use the brand’s logos and uniform for the show.READ MORE: First look – ‘WandaVision’ review: a Marvel deep-dive into America’s treasure chest of telly treatsBlockbuster formerly dismissed the offer from Netfli

The source code on the franchise’s film website has revealed that One Piece Film: Red is the next movie based on the popular manga and anime franchise.
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One Piece‘s next film will reportedly focus on the past of Shanks, the leader of the Red Hair Pirates and one of the Four Emperors. Shanks is an important part of the series lore as he inspired protagonist Monkey D. Luffy to become a pirate and gave him the straw h

Lady Gaga has spoken out against a photographer who asked her House Of Gucci co-star Al Pacino to take his glasses off at a red carpet event.
The pair were the film’s premiere in the New York, when Gaga was posing with Pacino and their other cast mate Jared Leto.READ MORE: The Last Duel review – rape and revenge in Ridley Scott’s medieval #MeToo epicIt was then that a photographer asked Pacino to remove his glasses.
“Don’t make him take his glasses off &nd

Ryan Reynolds has made an attempt to sell a prop from his latest film Red Notice on Antiques Roadshow.
Reynolds appeared on the longstanding show in a skit with host Lark Mason. During his time onscreen, he attempted to flog what he referred to as a “Cleopatra egg.”READ MORE: ‘Red Notice’ review: Netflix puts blockbuster budget on the small screen“This isn’t a family heirloom,” Reynolds answered when asked about the egg’s history, which he claimed

Gina Carano, who was dismissed from Disney+ Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian earlier this year, will star in a film that takes aim at Joe Biden.
The actor will co-star in the film, called My Son Hunter, with controversial British actor Laurence Fox. He will play Biden’s son Hunter.READ MORE: Count Binface and Laurence Fox are neck-and-bin-lid for London Mayor. Here’s why I back BinfaceThe film will follow the president’s youngest son as an avid party goer, who has achieved hi

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man co-star has revealed that the actor would like to play the next James Bond.
Holland will appear in the final film of the latest Spider-Man trilogy – Spider-Man: No Way Home – in December.  In a recent interview, the actor confirmed that this will be “the end of a franchise”.READ MORE: ‘Eternals’ review: a frequently stunning MCU origin story“I think if we were lucky enough to dive into these characters again, you&rsquo

Director Brett Morgen, known for his work on the 2015 Kurt Cobain biopic Montage of Heck, has reportedly been enlisted for an upcoming David Bowie film project.
According to Variety, Morgen has spent the last four years working on the project, which has involved looking through thousands of hours worth of performance footage, the majority of which has never been circulated.READ MORE: David Bowie’s 40 greatest songs – as decided by NME and friendsA source described the work to Variety

The WWE roster continues to shrink as WWE released eight WWE Superstars today. This wave of WWE releases comes after the company released 18 wrestlers earlier this month, which included notable names such as Nia Jax, Ember Moon, Keith Lee, and Karrion Kross.
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Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp was the first to report the eight new WWE releases. The biggest name on the list is John Morrison, who was a

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has written a memo to staff saying he is “evaluating all aspects” of Xbox’s relationship with Activision Blizzard, following new allegations that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick knew about alleged moments of sexual assault and harassment for years. Kotick himself was also accused of similarly wretched behavior.
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In the letter, which was initially reported by Bloomberg’s Jason

Pokémon GO is partnering with artist and global superstar Ed Sheeran starting later this month.
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The event will begin on Monday, November 22, 2021, at 11 a.m. PT, and will last through the week until November 30, 2021, at 1 p.m. PT. In that timeframe, a special Ed Sheeran performance will be available in the game, which will feature songs from Sheeran’s new album =, as well as some of his biggest hits.
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