ComingSoon.net is attending this year’s Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia and now we’ve got a 50 photo gallery of Nintendo cosplay photos from the annual convention! Check them out in the gallery below!
Dragon Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe! Dragon Con is a 4-day event comprising approximately 3500 hours of panels, seminars, demonstrations, and workshops, with over 30 specialized programming tracks that include writing, alternate history, art, anime, gaming, science fiction and fantasy literature, comic books, costuming, space science, online media, independent film, podcasting, Asian cinema and culture, robotics, filk, scientific skepticism, dark fantasy, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, X-Files, Joss Whedon creations, apocalyptic themes, Anne McCaffrey’s Pern, Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, British and American SF television, the Dragon Con Independent Short Film Festival, and general programming which specific Guests of Honor attend.
Kyle Richards Returning For Halloween Kills As Lindsey Wallace!
The roster for the highly-anticipated follow-up to last year’s smash horror revival Halloween is continuing to dive deep into the franchise’s mythos as another character from the past is being brought back in the form of Lindsey Wallace, with original actress Kyle Richards set to reprise the role, according to the franchise’s official website.
It was recently announced that Anthony Michael Hall will also play Tommy Doyle, who first appeared as a child in the original Halloween movie as one of the kids Laurie Strode (Curtis) was babysitting. The adult version of the character was previously played by Paul Rudd in The Curse of Michael Myers, the sixth movie of the original storyline. The new universe avoids those sequels, however, as the 2018 movie picks up the narrative after the 1978 film.
Richards portrayed Lindsey in the original film, in which she was the other child under Laurie’s care when Michael’s reign of terror begins. Her character also appeared in similar fashion in Rob Zombie’s 2007 remake, but was not seen in any other films in the series, appearing only in the official sequel comic One Good Scare, in which as an adult she is under the care of David Loomis, Samuel’s son, at the local sanitarium claiming to be stalked by Michael, only to be found murdered with 13 knives in her.
It was previously announced that Halloween filmmaker and composer John Carpenter will be composing the score for both Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends.
Both sequels were just announced last month, and details about either film are scarce at this point. All that’s really known, besides Carpenter providing the music, is that Halloween Kills will be released on Friday, October 16, 2020. David Gordon Green will return to direct and co-write the script with Danny McBride (The Righteous Gemstones) and Scott Teems. The following year, Halloween Ends will be released on Friday, October 15, 2021, which Green will also direct and co-write, this time with Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, and Chris Bernier.
Both films will be based on characters created by John Carpenter and Debra Hill and will be directed by David Gordon Green and produced by Malek Akkad, Jason Blum, and Bill Block. Carpenter, McBride, Green executive produce alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanette Volturno and Couper Samuelson.
Released last October to critical acclaim and huge box office success, 2018’s Halloween brought in over $250 million at the worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing slasher film of all time.
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Edgar Wright Shares First Photo From Last Night In Soho As Production Wraps
Writer/director Edgar Wright took to Twitter Friday to reveal that production has wrapped for his upcoming horror-thriller Last Night in Soho while also unveiling the first photo from the project and announcing a September 2020 release date!
Last Night in Soho will star Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Glass), Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (Leave No Trace) and Emmy Award-nominated actor Matt Smith (The Crown, Doctor Who).
Plot details are light on the movie, but Wright calls it a psychological horror-thriller in the vein of Don’t Look Now and Roman Polanski’s Repulsion. Wright co-wrote the script for the film with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Penny Dreadful). The film will take place in London’s Soho district.
“I realised I had never made a film about central London – specifically Soho, somewhere I’ve spent a huge amount of time in the last 25 years,” Wright told Empire about the movie. “With Hot Fuzz and Shaun Of The Dead, you make movies about places you’ve lived in. This movie is about the London I’ve existed in.”
Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Wright will produce. Focus Features and Film4 will co-finance the film. Focus Features and Universal Pictures International will distribute the film worldwide.
Last Night in Soho is set to hit theaters on September 25, 2020!
Our First Round of Dragon Con 2019 Cosplay Photos!
ComingSoon.net is attending this year’s Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia and now we have our first round of cosplay photos from the annual convention! Check them out in the gallery below!
Dragon Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe! Dragon Con is a 4-day event comprising approximately 3500 hours of panels, seminars, demonstrations, and workshops, with over 30 specialized programming tracks that include writing, alternate history, art, anime, gaming, science fiction and fantasy literature, comic books, costuming, space science, online media, independent film, podcasting, Asian cinema and culture, robotics, filk, scientific skepticism, dark fantasy, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, X-Files, Joss Whedon creations, apocalyptic themes, Anne McCaffrey’s Pern, Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, British and American SF television, the Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival, and general programming which specific Guests of Honor attend.
DC Collectibles’ Jim Fletcher on the McFarlane Batman Statue
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Batman, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Collectibles are releasing the 100th Batman Black and White statue in the popular ongoing DC Collectibles line. The milestone #100 statue is based off Todd McFarlane’s own cover of Batman issue #423. ComingSoon.net got to chat with DC Collecitbles’ Jim Fletcher about the statue, which you can view in the gallery below!
As with the previous 99 in the series, McFarlane’s design, reinforces the core value of DC Collectibles to represent the printed page in 3D form and pays homage to Batman’s rich legacy.
“To simply be a part of the 80th anniversary of a character that has always held such a special place in my heart is an honor,” McFarlane said.
ComingSoon.net: This year you’ve reached the milestone of 100 Batman Black and White statues. Do you have two or three favorites from along the way?
Jim Fletcher: This is one of the hardest questions that I get asked but some of my top favorites are Jonathan Matthews, Kim Jung-Ji and of course we will give a shout-out to the 100th statue by Todd McFarlane.
CS: For the 100th statue, you got the legendary Todd McFarlane to design a piece. The look seems deeply influenced by his famous Batman #423 cover. What are the biggest differences between that art and the statue?
Fletcher: First of all, let me say how thrilled we were to work with Todd, since we have been talking about this project for years. As for the changes between the cover and the statue, we removed the woman that Batman is holding his cape over. When we took her out, we decided to add the Bat logo to his chest. We also added Batman’s whole face because we decided to fill in the shadows, after conferring with Todd.
CS: What input did McFarlane have on the sculpture, either before or after it was complete?
Fletcher: Todd was actively involved in this project right from the start. He was very helpful and gave us all the information that we needed before we actually finished the sculpt.
CS: It was amazing to watch the time-lapse process video of Jonathan Matthews digitally sculpting the piece in a computer. How long does something like that take? How many revisions will a typical sculpt go through before it gets the sign-off?
Fletcher: The sculpt went much quicker than we expected. It can always be a challenge to take a 2d photo and make it a 3d figure. Especially when you remove items from the 2d version, then fill the space back in for the 3d version. Even Todd was surprised at how fast Jonathan turned it around. Revisions will vary from piece to piece.
CS: DC Collectibles created a life-size version of the McFarlane design. How is the process of creating a life-size statue different from the smaller ones?
Fletcher: We worked with Monster City Studios, who also made the life-sized Harley Quinn, and it is a completely different process to get the full-sized statue made. The material isn’t the same, but they work from our pre-existing digital files.
CS: You also unveiled #99, which is based on a design by fan fav Doug Mahnke. What was the process of honing in on this particular pose?
Fletcher: Doug has done a lot of great work for DC over the years, so luckily, we had a lot of good poses to choose from. We wanted a really dynamic pose and we found that piece of art in Detective Comics #994.
CS: Based on fan response and sales, what would you say has been the most successful in the line so far?
Fletcher: Ironically, the most successful statue in the Batman Black & White line isn’t Batman himself, it’s actually Harley Quinn by Bruce Timm! We were really surprised when we pulled out all of the sales numbers!
Have you ever noticed how many good shows have come from FX? Comingsoon.net has. Check out our favorites in the gallery below!
A cable network that came into the spotlight at the turn of the 21st century, FX has managed to churn out some of the most critically-acclaimed television shows of the past twenty years or so. FX (and their separate network for comedies, FXX) has actually been responsible for as many great programs as premium cable networks like HBO or Showtime, honestly—they just can’t seem to help themselves. They simply know how to make good TV.
FX has been praised by showrunners for allowing them to have almost complete and total freedom in their couple of decades as a network—they let comedies be vulgar, they let dramas be violent, they let writers put out work they can be proud of. Here are ten examples, with plenty more that deserve honorable mentions.
Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale concluded its Season 3 with a daring and heroic mission to free a group of children from Gilead. To close out this season of The Handmaid’s Tale, marked with June’s trip to the unhinged side and Serena’s desire to be with Nichole at all costs, we are recapping Season 3’s most shocking moments.
Ofmatthew
June was hell-bent on seeing Hannah. After learning where she went to school, June manipulated Eleanor into going there with her. Unfortunately, Ofmatthew had reported her to Aunt Lydia. June and the other Handmaids shunned Ofmatthew, driving her to beat Janine at Loaves and Fishes. The Guardians shot her, but since Ofmatthew was pregnant, her body was kept alive until the baby came. June was forced to stay by her side in the hospital and tried to murder her. When the baby came, the doctors sacrificed Ofmatthew’s life for the baby.
The Plan
Ofmatthew’s death sparked a plan for June. She wanted to get as many young girls out of Gilead as she could. June had support from Handmaids, Marthas, and Commander Lawrence. She secured plane through a bartender at Jezebel’s and killed Commander Winslow who spotted her. Because Eleanor could potentially jeopardize the mission, she let her die. June even pulled a gun on a child. But ultimately, she ambushed a Guardian with a gun and took a bullet to give the children a chance to get away.
Double Betrayal
All Serena wanted was to see Nichole. She gave Fred up to the Americans in exchange and had immunity for what Gilead made her do. However, Fred told Tuello that Serena had forced June to have sex with Nick to impregnate her. Gilead hadn’t made her do that, and immunity didn’t cover it. Tuello arrested her too.
If you’ve missed a recap or want to revisit the third season of The Handmaid’s Tale, check out our full list of recaps below.
Jennifer Lopez shows you how to pole dance in Hustlers clip
In anticipation for the upcoming stripper-hustler dramedy Hustlers, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, STXfilms has debuted the first clip featuring Jennifer Lopez showing Constance Wu how to pole dance. Check out the Hustlers clip below!
Hustlers is inspired by the article “The Hustlers at Scores” penned by Jessica Pressler for New York Magazine. The story is a true-life Robin Hood tale that centers on a crew of former strip club employees who turn tables on their Wall Street Clients.
The film stars Jennifer Lopez (Second Act), Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Keke Palmer (Berlin Station), Lili Reinhart (Riverdale), Lizzo, and Cardi B, while also featuring Oscar winner Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King), Julia Stiles (Bourne franchise), Trace Lysette (Transparent), Mette Towley (Cats) and Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale).
Lopez is set to play the ringleader of the group of ambitious women who take their plans of getting their full cut too far. Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Meddler, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist), the film takes place in the late aughts of New York City in the wake of the financial crisis and explores the toll it took on the livelihood of the dancers who relied on their Wall Street clients.
Paramount Pictures acquires Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7
It’s been a very rocky road for the courtroom drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 from Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin (Molly’s Game) and after acquiring financing and an ensemble cast in February, the film is rolling right along track as Paramount Pictures has acquired the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film was originally set up at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners, but after budgetary concerns during preproduction, the project was initially cancelled before Rocket Science Productions revived it.
Sorkin’s second directorial effort will feature Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald) as Tom Hayden, Oscar-nominee Sacha Baron Cohen (Who is America?) as Abbie Hoffman, Emmy-nominee Seth Rogen (The Lion King) as Jerry Rubin, Golden Globe-nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Snowden) as Richard Schultz, Jonathan Majors (White Boy Rick) as Bobby Seale and Alex Sharp (The Hustle) as Rennie Davis. This will mark Gordon-Levitt and Rogen’s third major pairing after 50/50 and The Night Before, while Redmayne and Cohen appeared together in 2012’s Les Misérables.
The true story follows protesters who disrupted the 1968 Democrat party convention with an anti-Vietnam war “carnival” that turned nasty. Demonstrators threw bricks, police responded with tear gas and the center of Chicago was engulfed in flames. Curfews only escalated the violence.
After the clashes, independent investigators blamed eight police officers and eight protesters including Hoffman, who had already disrupted the New York Stock Exchange with showers of fake money.
The police were not charged but the protesters were accused of inciting a riot. One was jailed for contempt, leaving the seven to fight the charges.
Steven Spielberg was, for years, planning to direct The Trial of the Chicago 7 himself, but the plan became to move forward without Spielberg behind the camera when production was originally scheduled to start in January 2014. Paul Greengrass (22 July) and Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora) were both in talks to replace Spielberg at one point, but nothing ever came to fruition with either party.
Sorkin, who wrote the script in 2007, is just coming off of his directorial debut in last year’s Molly’s Game, which earned rave reviews from critics and audiences and was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film will also be produced by Marc Platt, who has Oscar nominations for Bridge of Spies and La La Land and has also produced hits including Drive, 2 Guns, Into the Woods and Mary Poppins Returns.
Director Aaron Sorkin said, “I’m thrilled to be making a movie about one of one of the craziest, funniest, most intense, most tragic and most triumphant trials in American history. C-7 may take place in the late ’60’s, but there’s no better time to tell this story than today.”
Mike Flanagan rounds out cast for The Haunting of Bly Manor
Mike Flanagan took to Twitter this morning to announce a slew of new cast members for the highly-anticipated The Haunting of Bly Manor, the second season to his acclaimed Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House, with Catherine Parker (Absentia) returning for a new role this season alongside T’Nia Miller (Years and Years), Rahul Kohli (iZombie), Amelia Eve, Benjamin Ainsworth and Amelie Smith (EastEnders).
The Haunting of Bly Manor is inspired by Henry James’ psychological gothic horror novella The Turn of The Screw, which takes place almost entirely in an old country mansion. There, two young orphans are looked after by a young governess by whom most of the story is narrated by.
Ainsworth and Smith have signed on to star as Miles and Flora from James’ novella, while Miller, Eve and Kohli are set to star in lead roles.
A modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s iconic novel of the same name, The Haunting of Hill House Season 1 explored a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past — some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House. Created, directed and executive-produced by horror mastermind Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game), The Haunting of Hill House is a complex family drama wrapped in a chilling horror story. Trevor Macy served as executive producer alongside Flanagan. Meredith Averill acts as co-showrunner and executive producer. Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank executive produce, as well.
The Haunting of Hill House is written, directed and executive produced by Flanagan. His producing partner Trevor Macy will also executive produce alongside Amblin TV’s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey.
The Haunting of Bly Manor will premiere in 2020 on Netflix.
ZeroZeroZero teaser trailer: Bigger the risk, the greater the profit
Deadline brings word that Amazon Prime, Sky, and Canal+ have released the first ZeroZeroZero trailer for the upcoming drug drama series based on the book by Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah). You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
ZeroZeroZero centers around family dynamics and the power struggle over the cocaine trade by following a shipment of coke from the Americas to Europe. Mexican cartels, the Calabrian mafia and corrupt businessmen all battle each other for power over the drugs.
The eight-part series stars Andrew Riseborough (Waco), Dane DeHaan (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets), Gabriel Byrne (Hereditary), Harold Torres (Sin Nombre), Giuseppe De Domenico, Francesco Colella, and Tcheky Karyo.
ZeroZeroZero is directed by Stefano Sollima (Gomorrah), Pablo Trapero (The Clan) and Janus Metz (True Detective). The series was developed by the same team behind the series Gomorrah, Leonardo Fasoli, Stefano Bises, Saviano, and Sollima. The show is written by co-head writers Fasoli and Mauricio Katz (The Bridge), along with writers Max Hurwitz (Hell on Wheels), Sollima, and Maddalena Ravagli.
