CS Interview: Director Eric Appel on Quibi’s Die Hart

CS Interview: Director Eric Appel on Quibi’s Die Hart
ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with director Eric Appel (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) to discuss Quibi’s action-packed comedy Die Hart starring Kevin Hart (Jumanji: The Next Level) and John Travolta (Gotti), which is now available to stream in its entirety on the fresh platform!
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When it came to wanting to be a part of the series, Appel cited t

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President Donald Trump faced a chorus of boos at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday. It was an awkward reception that bookended the night as he later overstayed his welcome during Spain’s trophy presentation. The incident, which happened at the tournament’s showcase event jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, added a controversial footnote to an otherwise celebratory evening.Donald Trump booed by the crowd at the 202

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Call of Duty’s big-screen debut just locked in the one setting fans have been demanding for years. The film’s director revealed where the upcoming adaptation will take place and who is helping bring it to life.The Call of Duty movie heads into Modern WarfareParamount Pictures and Activision have revealed that their upcoming Call of Duty film will take place within the Modern Warfare storyline. Director and co-writer Peter Berg shared

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Everyone thought he drowned in the Battle of the Gullet, but House of the Dragon just proved them wrong. A presumed-dead character made a shocking return in Season 3, Episode 5, and his comeback could change the entire war.House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 5 shows a shocking returnHouse of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 5 brought back a character many fans assumed was dead. Tyland Lannister survived the Battle of the Gullet despite Admiral Lohar throwing him

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has been released in theaters with a level of audience enthusiasm that outpaces even its stellar critical reception on Rotten Tomatoes. Early ticket buyers have spoken, and their verdict pushes the film into a rare category where crowd approval actually exceeds the already glowing reviews. That gap between critics and audiences is the story of opening weekend.The Odyssey is winning fans faster than critics on Rotten TomatoesO

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James Gunn just revealed a DC cameo that never happened, and the reason is the last thing fans expected. The filmmaker shared on Threads why a familiar reality TV face had to turn down a role in Man of Tomorrow.Big Brother 28’s Rick Devens had to cancel his Man of Tomorrow cameoDC Studios co-head James Gunn revealed on Threads that Survivor veteran Rick Devens had planned a cameo in Man of Tomorrow. Devens currentl

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Eager to know what’s happening on The Bold and the Beautiful from July 20–24? This week kicks off with Forrester Creations finally unveiling its couture collection on the runway. Deacon starts to believe that Sheila might be a changed person, but uncertainty around her behavior continues to loom.
Towards the end of the week, Dylan reaches out to Will to help him cope with recent events. Meanwhile, Eric and Katie have an important discussion about the past. As t

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Eager to know what’s happening on The Bold and the Beautiful from July 20–24? This week kicks off with Forrester Creations finally unveiling its couture collection on the runway. Deacon starts to believe that Sheila might be a changed person, but uncertainty around her behavior continues to loom.
Towards the end of the week, Dylan reaches out to Will to help him cope with recent events. Meanwhile, Eric and Katie have an important discussion about the past. As t

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Toy Story 5 just hit a massive box office number, but the real question is what comes next. The Pixar sequel reaches a major worldwide milestone as it races toward an even bigger one.Toy Story 5’s box office is extremely close to $1 billion worldwideToy Story 5 has earned $958.4 million at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo.The Pixar sequel sits just $41.6 million away from crossing the coveted $1 billion milestone. The fil

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Christopher Nolan just broke his own record with The Odyssey‘s massive worldwide debut. The epic claimed the biggest global opening of the director’s career while shattering multiple box office milestones.The Odyssey marks Christopher Nolan’s best global box office openingChristopher Nolan’s The Odyssey stormed the worldwide box office with a $264.1 million global debut (via Box Office Mojo).Notably, the epic

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Avengers: Doomsday just dropped a major clue about what’s really at stake when the Multiverse Saga reaches its endgame. The film’s newly listed synopsis and Infinity Vision premium format details hint at the scale of the upcoming crossover event.Avengers: Doomsday gets full synopsis as Infinity Vision ticket sales beginFandango and Rotten Tomatoes have listed a full synopsis for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Dooms

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Toy Story 5 just hit a massive box office number, but the real question is what comes next. The Pixar sequel reaches a major worldwide milestone as it races toward an even bigger one.Toy Story 5’s box office is extremely close to $1 billion worldwideToy Story 5 has earned $958.4 million at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo.
The Pixar sequel sits just $41.6 million away from crossing the coveted $1 billion milestone. The fi

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Disney’s live-action Moana is sinking fast, and the numbers paint a brutal picture. The remake faces a massive gap between its current gross and break-even point as competition dominates screens.Moana’s box office bomb leaves it way behind break-even pointDisney’s live-action Moana opened to $43 million domestically and $95 million globally, according to Variety. The film cost a staggering $250 million to produce and r

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Netflix subscribers can now watch the newest season of one of the popular The Walking Dead spin-off shows. The hit AMC TV show first started airing in 2023, a year after the main series officially concluded its 11-season run. As of today, all seven episodes of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 are finally available to stream on Netflix.
What do we know about The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3?The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 stars Norman Reedus as Daryl and Mel

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Peacock releases this week bring 2 major finales, 1 highly-anticipated reunion, and fresh titles to dive into.The week kicks off with In the City, Season 1 WWHL Reunion on Wednesday, July 22. The two-part reunion with host Andy Cohen will dive into a season full of big life shifts for the cast. The main focus lands on Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke’s split, claims of infidelity, and the tension surrounding Amanda’s new relationship with West Wilson.The reunion bri

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Disney+’s new TV and movie releases for the week of July 20 to July 26, 2026, include Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom HiddlestonThe series follows actor Tom Hiddleston exploring ancient Rome before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. He uncovers some interesting stories guided by historians, archaeologists, disaster experts, and geologists. Hiddleston comes across shocking proofs and the stories of real people, challenging assumptions about Pompeii and its final

"Shrike knows his name. He knows he has escaped. Everything else he must learn." BritFlicks and Vortex have debuted an official trailer for this intriguing indie sci-fi mystery creation called Lars Shrike Walks the Night. Made by filmmaker Gary Walkow, this premiered back in 2024 at a film festival but hasn't been seen from since. It's finally getting a VOD release this summer for anyone to watch if you're curious about it. A fictional character miraculously comes to life and escapes from a writ

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A new Star Trek series lands with 3 epic finales and more in this week’s Paramount+ releases.Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 debuts on Paramount+ on July 23, 2026. Across 10 episodes, Captain Pike and crew take on classic, standalone adventures featuring puppets, cowboys, and even dinosaurs. Anson Mount returns as Pike and Ethan Peck as Spock, alongside other familiar faces.The season marks the franchise’s 60th anniversary with daring, self-contained adventur

Yet another story of a fractured family trying to reconcile years later. Yet another story of a family unable to actually reconcile despite being in the middle of a beautiful moment moving forard. But that's life for you, right? That's the truth about most families these days. While it is getting a bit cliche to see, it is still a brave act to make a film about a family and share all the ugly, rotten, uncomfortable sides of it. Sometimes laying it all bare and addressing all this trouble directl

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The new movie and TV releases coming to HBO Max from July 20 to July 26, 2026, include Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.Executive produced by Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn, and Bill Prady, the series is the second direct spin-off of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. It follows the adventures of Stuart Bloom, a comic book shop owner. He must restore reality after a device that Sheldon and Leonard made is broken by him. In this mission, Stuart is joined by his girlfriend Denise, quantum p

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The Hulu releases this week include a reboot of the acclaimed Chris Evans movie and other new titles.Arriving on Hulu on July 22 is Snowpiercer: Complete Seasons 1-4. The series follows the last of humanity aboard a constantly moving, class-divided train after Earth freezes over. Over four seasons, survivors battle a rigid class system and the struggle to find a livable world. Eventually, they leave the train behind for a warm, permanent home.Also coming is the Hulu Orig

"Sometimes an intermission is part of the music." Modern Films UK has revealed the first official trailer for an indie drama titled Everybody Digs Bill Evans, a musician biopic about jazz maestro Bill Evans. This first premiered at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, with stops at the Dublin and Karlovy Vary Film Festivals as well. Norwegian actor Anders Danielsen Lie stars as American jazz pianist Bill Evans, best known for his iconic "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" live album cre

A federal filing has revealed that Netflix shelled out over $500million in cash for Ben Affleck‘s mysterious AI start-up InterPositive.READ MORE: “Skip intro”: thanks to Netflix, the TV title sequence is a thing of the pastBack in March, and less than a week after dropping out of the bidding for Warner Bros Discovery, Netflix acquired the AI firm founded by The Rip actor Affleck, with a Bloomberg estimate putting the figure at $600million.
While the streamer didn

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Netflix’s new TV and movie releases for the week of July 20-July 26, 2026, include Ordinary Angels and Ransom Canyon’s second season.On July 21, Ordinary Angels arrives on the streaming platform. Directed by Jon Gunn, it is inspired by a true story and the events that took place during the 1994 North American cold wave. The Alan Ritchson-led film focuses on a struggling hairdresser who finds a new sense of purpose after meeting a widowed father lookin

Samantha Morton has said landing a role in Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey felt like a “rebirth” of her career, and a chance to be in front of a new audience.Read More: ‘The Odyssey’ review: cinema may have peaked with Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epicThe director’s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem hit cinemas on Friday (July 17), quickly becoming his best-reviewed film. It stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who

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Amazon Prime Video’s new TV and movie releases for the week of July 20 to July 26, 2026, include Pedro Pascal‘s animated science-fiction film.Written and directed by Chris Sanders, it is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Peter Brown. It focuses on an intelligent robot that gets stuck on an uninhabited island following a shipwreck. However, she decides to survive the harsh conditions and eventually bonds with native animals and ends up adopting an orphaned

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The X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 6 release date and time are right around the corner. According to the show’s official schedule, the upcoming sixth episode is titled “Danger.exe.” This episode will see Xavier’s mansion face a new threat as former X-Man Polaris returns.It is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The series serves as a revival of the popular 90s’ show X-Men: The Animated Ser

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An $875 million blockbuster comedy movie starring Kevin Hart will exit Netflix within weeks. When it first came out in 2016, the feature also received strong reviews from critics.The Secret Life of Pets is exiting Netflix next monthThe Secret Life of Pets will leave Netflix on August 1, 2026. Movies like There’s Something About Mary, The Glass House, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and A Million Ways To Die In The West are also leaving the pl

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After a successful run in theaters, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is preparing to make its streaming debut. The animated sequel, featuring Chris Pratt and Brie Larson, is set to become available on Peacock. This gives viewers another chance to watch one of the year’s biggest box-office successes from home.The Super Mario Galaxy Movie arrives on Peacock in JulyThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie is heading to streaming after completing its theatrical run, with Peacock c

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ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Pinocchio Unstrung star Richard Brake. The talented actor discussed playing Geppetto in the slasher movie, acting with animatronics, and reflected on both Batman Begins and Game of Thrones. Pinocchio Unstrung will be released in theaters by Viva Pictures on July 24, 2026.“A chilling reimagining of the familiar fable, Pinocchio Unstrung unfolds inside an elite London prep school. Influenced by a sinister Crick