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Netflix Acquires Knives Out Franchise in $400+ Million Deal

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Netflix acquires Knives Out franchise in $400+ million deal

Last February saw the exciting announcement that Lionsgate had greenlit a sequel to Rian Johnson’s acclaimed whodunnit Knives Out but now, the franchise is seeing a major shift as Netflix is closing a deal to acquire the rights for a second and third installment in the series, according to Deadline.

Sources report that the deal came about from a discreet bidding war between Apple, Amazon and Netflix to acquire the rights, which is owned and licensed by Johnson and his producing partner and T-Street co-founder Ram Bergman on a picture-by-picture basis. Though it’s currently unclear as to why the duo elected to sell the rights to the murder mystery films to the streaming platform, word notes that Netflix won out the auction in an approximately $450 million deal.

The first film was acquired by Media Rights Capital, who sold it to Lionsgate and sources report helped sell the follow-ups to Netflix. In addition to the sale, exciting word has broken that the first of the sequels is expected to begin shooting in Greece on June 28 with casting set to begin immediately.

Pick up your physical copy of Johnson’s ensemble murder mystery here!

Knives Out first hit theaters in November 2019 to rave reviews from critics, garnering three Golden Globe nominations and an Oscar nod for Best Original Screenplay, and was a smash hit at the box office, grossing over $311 million at the global box office on its $40 million budget.

The original paid tribute to the celebrated works of Agatha Christie, plotting a modern-day murder mystery in which renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate the morning after his 85th birthday, sparking the interest of stylish private detective Benoit Blanc to investigate. Weaving his way through the eccentric Thrombey family and his devoted staff, Blanc must see through the intricate web of lies and red herrings to determine the truth behind Thrombey’s demise.

The ensemble roster for the film was led by Daniel Craig (No Time to Die) as Blanc and Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World) as Harlan alongside Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049), Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame), Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water), Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah), Don Johnson (Django Unchained), Katherine Langford (Love, Simon), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Riki Lindhome (Kidding), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Jaeden Martell (Defending Jacob) and Noah Segan (The Pale Door).

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BritBox Unveils What’s Coming to the Streamer in April 2021

BritBox Unveils What's Coming to the Streamer in April 2021

BritBox unveils what’s coming to the streamer in April 2021

BritBox has unveiled its April streaming slate, including the new BritBox Original thriller series Grace starring John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who) and Richie Campbell (Top Boy, The Frankenstein Chronicles) and written by Russell Lewis (Endeavour), based on the bestselling Roy Grace series by UK author Peter James. The lineup also includes the new comedy series Kate & Koji starring award-winner Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola making its North American debut, along with the tenth anniversary of the popular mystery Death in Paradise, which returns on April 6.

You can check out the full April lineup below!

Available April 1

Ambassadors | New to BritBox, Exclusive | 3 X 50

Starring the celebrated comedy duo David Mitchell (Upstart Crow, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff) and Robert Webb (The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, Peep Show), Ambassadors is a sharply written comedy-drama that follows the lives of employees at the fictional Tazbekistan embassy.

Hi-de-Hi! S1-9 | New to BritBox, Exclusive | 48 X 30, 6 X 35, 1 X 40, 1 X 45, 1 X 60

Welcome to Maplins Holiday Camp, Britain’s favorite holiday camp, where the sun-drenched summer never ends, and we hope you will enjoy your stay. Set in the late 50s/early 60s, this BAFTA-winning comedy by Jimmy Perry (Dad’s Army) and David Croft (Dad’s Army, ‘Allo ‘Allo!) finds the ill-assorted staff and their guests all at sea by the seaside. The entertainment staff return to Maplins Holiday Camp only to find that the camp is now being run by a former college professor, the well-meaning but dreamy academic Jeffrey Fairbrother, who is in stark contrast to his team. After initial clashes, the team realize that they are on the same side and face far greater challenges from the holiday-makers.

The Brittas Empire S1-6 | New to BritBox, Exclusive | 43 X 30

Despite his ambition and good intentions, everything seems to go wrong at Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre when manager Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie, Red Dwarf) is around. Well-intended but largely incompetent, Brittas frequently upsets his staff, wife Helen and the public as he repeatedly brings chaos into their lives. Too busy empire-building, Nero-style, to notice that he is the problem, Brittas fiddles away merrily while Rome burns.

This Time with Alan Partridge S1 | New to BritBox | 6 X 30

Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan, Cruise of the Gods) is handed the career of a lifetime: the chance to stand in as co-host on a weekday magazine show. But can he capitalize on the opportunity? Knowledgeable, insightful, sophisticated – Alan Partridge is none of these. But, even after reaching his nadir of complete obscurity and medical addiction to Toblerone, this indomitable broadcaster keeps bouncing back. This kind of format can flip in the blink of an eye from a moving piece on child soldiers in West Africa to a VT about a vegetable growing competition in Yorkshire. With the sheer variety of topics covered, striking the right tone would be dizzyingly hard even for a skilled presenter.

Available April 3

Easter From Kings 2021 | North American Premiere, Exclusive | 1 X 75

Celebrate Easter with music and readings from the Chapel of King’s College in Cambridge. Featuring seasonal hymns performed by the world-famous choir and readings, Easter From Kings provides the rare opportunity to spend the holiday surrounded by the beauty of King’s College Chapel.

Available April 6

Death in Paradise S10 | North American Premiere, Exclusive | 8 X 60 | Airs Weekly

The hugely popular comedy-drama is back for its tenth anniversary season with its usual combination of baffling murders, intriguing puzzles and famous guest stars. Set against the stunning backdrop of the sunshine Caribbean island Saint Marie, season 10 is filled with surprises including a shock return of a familiar face and new characters turning up on shore. The arrival of twins is the least of JP’s challenges as a new arrival, and work, tests him to his limits. Meanwhile, Selwyn finds himself in the firing line and Catherine faces grave danger following the death of a friend.

Available April 8

Question Time 2021 | North American Premiere, Exclusive | NOW

The staple NOW program will be returning to BritBox for a brand new season. The 40-year-old BBC institution continues to give the general public from around the world a voice and a chance to have their questions answered by the panelists, who are usually made up of political figures from all parties, journalists, and trade union leaders (although in recent years, we are seeing more celebrities and comedians). Presented by Fiona Bruce, who chaired it after David Dimbleby in January, the current affairs program maintains its healthy debates amid chaos and controversies.

Available April 13

Kate & Koji S1 | North American Premiere, Exclusive | 6 X 30

Starring award-winning talent Brenda Blethyn (Vera, Secrets & Lies) and Jimmy Akingbola (Ted Lasso, Arrow), Kate & Koji follows the unlikely friendship between Kate, a working-class woman who runs an old fashioned seaside cafe, and Koji, an African asylum-seeking doctor. Although from very different worlds, they are similar in ways they do not recognize, including a dogged determination to never back down. do not recognize, including a dogged determination to never back down. Produced by Hat Trick Productions (Celebrity Mastermind, Derry Girls) for ITV, the series was filmed in the picturesque coastal town of Herne Bay in Kent, South East England.

Available April 20

Antiques Roadshow S40 | New to BritBox | 26 X 60

A national and international treasure, Antiques Roadshow has been thrilling the public for many years. And now, the historically fascinating series celebrates its 40th anniversary in style with an episode based at the magnificent Castle Howard in Yorkshire. Against the stunning backdrop of one of Britain’s grandest stately homes, experts invite the public to bring in their antiques for examination. Other episodes in this stand-out series feature the show’s signature grand locations and intriguing antiques, including a possible Renoir sketch, a rare letter written by Charles Darwin and some precious diamond drop earrings very nearly lost in the mail.

Available April 27

Grace | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, Exclusive | 2 X 90 I Weekly

Based on the bestselling Roy Grace series by Peter James and written by Russell Lewis (Endeavour), John Simm (Life on Mars, Trauma) stars in this brand new thriller as the troubled but unyielding DS Roy Grace who has given his life to the job. When the drama opens, his career is at rock bottom. He has been exiled to running enquiries into long-forgotten cold cases, and the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, still haunts his thoughts. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox methods, Grace risks being moved from the job he loves most. With so much at stake, his colleague Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson (Richie Campbell) knows Grace has more to give and asks him for help with a case. After a stag night prank appears to go wrong, the groom – a successful property developer with everything to live for – has gone missing. With nothing but instinct, a lingering suspicion and his obsessive nature, Grace doggedly pursues the truth.

*This is the first of two stand-alone adaptations that BritBox will release.

Available April 30

Rough Diamond (2005) | New to BritBox | 1 X 120

David Jason (A Touch of Frost) stars as Diamond Geezer Des, a long-serving prison inmate who uses his cheeky charm to carry out grand thefts under a number of different guises. Trusted by inmates and prison guards alike, Des is a simple soul who wouldn’t hurt a fly. He comes across as a frail old man who is honest and open, and he gains the respect of most of the inmates and prison guards. Little do they know, Des is a master of disguise and being in prison is all part of his ingenious plan. He needs the perfect alibi for the perfect crime – which is to steal valuable diamonds from fellow inmate and notorious bully Benny. He takes petty theft criminal Phil under his wing to hatch the devious and dangerous plan.

BritBox is available for $6.99 per month—after an introductory free trial period—on Roku, Apple TV 4th Gen, Samsung, and all iOS and Android devices, AirPlay, Chromecast, and online at https://www.britbox.com/us/. BritBox is also available on Amazon Channels for Prime members and on Apple TV Channels on supported devices.

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Exclusive The Columnist Trailer Starring Evil’s Katja Herbers

Exclusive The Columnist Trailer Starring Evil's Katja Herbers

Exclusive The Columnist trailer starring Evil’s Katja Herbers

ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive trailer for the comedy horror The Columnist, starring Katja Herbers (Evil, Westworld) as a successful journalist pushed to the limit by online trolls who finds a bloody good way to rid herself of writer’s block. The movie was written by Daan Windhorst and directed by Ivo van Aart. The Columnist will release in virtual cinemas, on VOD, and on Digital on May 7, 2021, from Film Movement. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!

In this darkly funny horror film, Femke Boot (Herbers) is a columnist and writer suffering from endless abusive posts and death threats on social media. Femke is obsessed by these hate-filled messages and spends every moment checking her Twitter feed. This obsession consumes her life and her work suffers as she fails to write her columns and novel. One day, all her pent-up anger and frustration explode in a moment of shocking and unexpected violence.

This brutal and bloody act inspires Femke to write again. However, her writer’s block returns and with it her addiction to social media. Secretly, Femke believes there is only one solution to her ever-growing frustration. She surrenders to her murderous rage and alternates the killing and maiming of her social media tormentors with writing her debut novel.

But how long can she continue this double life? Can she hide her nightly murders from her teenage daughter and her new boyfriend, horror writer Steven Dood? And is fighting hatred with hatred really the best solution?

The Columnist also stars Genio de Groot, Rein Hofman, Bram van der Kelen, Achraf Koutet, and Claire Porro. Sabine Brian, Wynand Chocolaad, Ronald Versteeg, and Kaja Wolffers produced.

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Sony Pushes Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Two Months

Sony pushes Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City two months

A little over a week after director Johannes Roberts revealed the full title of the video game film franchise reboot, Sony Pictures has announced that Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City will be greeting fans a little late as it moves from a September to late November release.

Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland, with great evil brewing below the surface, and when that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever changed and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night. Returning to the terrifying roots of the massively popular Resident Evil franchise, fan and filmmaker Roberts brings the games of the billion dollar franchise and the most successful video game adaptation in history to life for a whole new generation of fans.

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The ensemble roster for Welcome to Raccoon City will be led by Kaya Scodelairo (The Maze Runner) as Claire Redfield, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Jill Valentine, Robbie Amell (Upload) as Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper (Black Sails) as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon S. Kennedy, Neal McDonough (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as William Birkin, Lily Gao (The Handmaid’s Tale) as Ada Wong, Chad Rook (The Flash) as Richard Aiken, Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy) as Chief Brian Irons and Marina Mazepa as Lisa Trevor.

Most of the video game characters appeared in the original Resident Evil film franchise, with Ali Larter (Final Destination) starring as Claire, Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) starring as Chris, Johann Urb (Arrow) as Leon S. Kennedy, Sienna Guillory portraying Jill, Jason O’Mara and Shawn Roberts as Wesker, Li Bingbing as Ada and Jason Isaacs starring as Birkin. The prequel will mark the live-action debuts of Aiken, Chief Irons and Lisa.

Roberts is writing and directing the film with Robert Kulzer set to produce for Constantin Films, the studio behind the original franchise, alongside James Harris for Tea Shop Productions and Hartley Gorenstein with Constantin’s CEO Martin Moskowicz and Davis Film’s Victor Hadida attached to executive produce. Based on Capcom’s hugely popular video games, the Resident Evil movies have earned $1.2 billion worldwide to date, making it the highest-grossing film series to be based on a video game.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City will hit theaters on November 24.

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New to Stream: Magnolia Selects’ April 2021 Lineup

Magnolia Selects has unveiled their full lineup of titles available to stream in April, some of which include David Gordon Green’s acclaimed comedy-drama Prince Avalanche starring Golden Globe nominee Paul Rudd (Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Emile Hirsch (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Craig Zobel’s Sundance darling thriller Compliance starring Dreama Walker (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Ann Dowd (Cowboys) and horror anthology film The ABCs of Death and its 2014 sequel. The full schedule of new titles can be viewed below!

Available 4/6

Danny Says

Little Men

Mr. Nobody

Mr. Untouchable

Peter And The Farm

The Canyon

The Gangster

The Lovers And The Despot

The Magic Of Belle Isle

Available 4/13

23:59

Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza

Surveillance

The ABCs Of Death

Available 4/20

Nature Calls

What Just Happened

The ABCs Of Death 2

Kiss Of The Damned

Detour

A Hijacking

Available 4/27

Compliance

Flawless

Into The White

Prince Avalanche

The Good Heart

Magnolia Selects is a curated collection of films and television series that spans across all genres, brought to you by Magnolia Pictures. The streamer offers a free 7-day trial to new subscribers, with monthly subscriptions priced at $4.99 per month.

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IFC Midnight Acquires Neill Blomkamp’s Horror Pic Demonic

IFC Midnight acquires Neill Blomkamp’s horror pic Demonic

On the heels of the South African filmmaker revealing that he had begun development on a follow-up to his 2009 hit sci-fi pic District 9, IFC Midnight has announced that it has acquired the rights to Neill Blomkamp’s forthcoming supernatural horror film Demonic.

The film, written and directed by Blomkamp, centers on a young woman who unleashes terrifying demons when the supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed. The project marks Blomkamp’s first foray into the horror genre, with his long-in-development fifth mainline installment of the Alien franchise languishing in development limbo as 20th Century and Disney continue to determine a path forward for the sci-fi series.

“Neil Blomkamp exploded onto the filmmaking scene with District 9 and has made his mark by creating films that challenge and subvert the genre,” Arianna Bocco, President of IFC Films, said in a statement. “It’s exciting to work together on this highly anticipated new vision, and be immersed in yet another world terrifyingly similar to our own.”

The cast for the film is comprised of up-and-comers including Carly Pope (Elysium), Chris William Martin (The Age of Adaline, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, The Vampire Diaries) and Michael Rogers (Siren, The Blacklist).

“IFC Midnight is an ideal brand for Neill’s first foray into supernatural terror to be released theatrically and in other media and we’re very confident in the job that Arianna and her team are going to do,” AGC Studios Chairman and CEO Stuart Ford said in a statement.

Demonic is produced by Neill and Mike Blomkamp via their STABILITi Studios, AGC’s Ford and Linda McDonough with AGC’s Miguel Palos Jr., Alastair Burlingham, Charlie Dombek, Viktor Muller and Steven St. Arnaud executive producing. IFC Midnight has slated the film for an August 20.

(Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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WB Unveils Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One Ensemble Voice Cast

WB unveils Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One ensemble voice cast

After announcing development on the animated project at last summer’s DC FanDome, Warner Bros. has unveiled its full ensemble roster for the upcoming adaptation of Jeph Loeb’s iconic comic storyline Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Running from 1996-97 over the course of 13 issues, the comic arc saw the Dark Knight, still early in his career after the events of Year One, as he must track down a serial killer plaguing Gotham who only strikes once a month on a holiday. Batman must work with District Attorney Harvey Dent and GCPD Captain James Gordon in a race against time to discover who Holiday is before he claims his next victim while also stopping the crime war between the Maroni and Falcone families. The story arc was notable for tying into the events that would lead to Dent’s transformation into Two-Face.

Click here to purchase Loeb’s iconic comic storyline!

The ensemble roster for the film will be led by Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) as Bruce Wayne/Batman, marking his second animated Dark Knight film after starring as Jason Todd/Red Hood in 2010’s Batman: Under the Red Hood. Also set in the cast are the late Naya Rivera (Glee) as Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Josh Duhamel (Buddy Games) as Dent, Billy Burke (Lights Out) as Gordon, Titus Welliver (Bosch) as Carmine Falcone, David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad) as Calendar Man, Troy Baker (The Last of Us Part II) as Joker, Amy Landecker (Project Power) as Barbara Grodon, Julie Nathanson (Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay) as Gilda Dent, Jack Quaid (The Boys) as Alberto, Fred Tatasciore (Space Jam: A New Legacy) as Solomon Grundy and Alastair Duncan (The Batman vs. Dracula) as Alfred.

The film is directed by Superman: Man of Tomorrow‘s Chris Palmer and written by Man of Tomorrow scribe Tim Sheridan, with Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau producing while Butch Lukic serves as supervising producer and Michael Uslan and Sam register are attached as executive producers.

RELATEED: Holy Knightmare! Michael Keaton Uncertain About Batman Return

The animated project is being split into two parts, with the first set to debut sometime this spring or summer.

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HBO Max Orders The Staircase Limited Series Adaptation Starring Colin Firth

HBO Max orders The Staircase limited series adaptation starring Colin Firth

HBO Max has ordered The Staircase, an eight-episode limited series starring Academy and BAFTA Award-Winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man, Kingsman: The Secret Service) as American novelist Michael Peterson. The series is written by Antonio Campos (The Devil All the Time, The Sinner) who will also direct six of the eight episodes. Adapting the true-crime docuseries The Staircase and various books and reports on the case, the series is an exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.

“This has been a project I have been working on in one way or another since 2008. It’s been a long and winding road, but well worth the wait to be able to find partners like HBO Max, Annapurna, co-showrunner Maggie Cohn and the incredible Colin Firth to dramatize such a complex true-life story,” Campos said.

“It is a thrill to collaborate with Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn and Annapurna Television for the exploration of this true-life story that’s rife with dramatic revelations. With the enormously talented Colin Firth at the center of this adaptation, the story of The Staircase will continue to captivate audiences with every bizarre twist and turn,” added Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max.

Sue Naegle, Chief Content Officer, Annapurna, said: “Annapurna couldn’t be more excited to partner with HBO Max, Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn and Colin Firth on this unbelievable true-life saga. We were enthralled by the docuseries and know that this story will be just as fascinating as a limited series in the hands of Antonio and Maggie, with Colin at the center.”

The Staircase is executive produced by showrunners Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn. The Max Original is a co-production between HBO Max and Annapurna Television.

(Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage via Getty Images)

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Randall Park To Make Feature Directorial Debut With Shortcomings

Randall Park to make feature directorial debut with Shortcomings

On the heels of making his episodic directorial debut with the Fresh Off the Boat series finale, Randall Park is ready to step back behind the camera for his feature debut with an adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s acclaimed graphic novel Shortcomings for Roadside Attractions and Imminent Collision.

Adapted by Tomine, who is also set to executive produce the project, the story follows a trio of young Bay Area urbanites––Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi, and Alice Kim––as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships, traversing the country in search of the ideal connection. In cafes, bars, and bedrooms, their stories collide and intertwine with naked candor and razor-sharp humor. The groundbreaking graphic novel is considered an iconic work of contemporary Asian American fiction and stands as a poignant and hilariously irreverent examination of racial politics, sexual mores, and pop culture.

“I am such a huge fan of Adrian’s work, and I’m very excited to team with him and Roadside Attractions on this updated, modern take of Shortcomings,” Park said in a statement. “In these characters, I see versions of Asian Americans in my own life – the ones I love and the ones I just kind of tolerate.”

Click here to purchase Tomine’s acclaimed graphic novel!

In addition to directing, Park is set to produce the film via his Imminent Collision production label alongside partners Hieu Ho and Michael Golamco, Roadside Attractions’ Co-Presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff, Senior Vice President Jennifer Berman and Creative Executive Ryan Paine, who brought the package to the studio.

“With his adaptation of Shortcomings, Adrian has proven himself not only a brilliant cartoonist but also a talented screenwriter,” Berman said in a statement. “When Randall came to us with a true artist’s vision for telling this story cinematically, everything clicked into place. We are honored to work with this stellar creative team to help bring this hilariously poignant story to screen.”

Tomine has been developing the project with Roadside, Imminent and Park have been developing the project for some time together and are gearing up to bring it to potential buyers in the coming weeks.

“Shortcomings is a book that’s very close to my heart, and I have long resisted the idea of any adaptation that didn’t feel true to the style and spirit of the material,” Tomine said in a statement. “Randall, Roadside Attractions and Imminent Collision immediately impressed me with their passion, insight, and vision for this film. They have been invaluable partners in the process of translating Shortcomings both to the screen as well as to the current time, and I’m honored to be a part of this collaboration.”

(Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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A24 Debuts First Trailer & Poster for Biographical Dramedy Zola

A24 debuts first trailer & poster for biographical dramedy Zola

Over a year after the film first debuted to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival, A24 has finally debuted the first poster and trailer for the biographical dramedy Zola based on the wild tale the titular woman revealed over the course of a Twitter thread in 2015. The trailer and poster can be viewed below!

You think you know #TheStory? Watch the new trailer for ZOLA, from director Janicza Bravo, starring @TaylourPaige and based on the life and work of @_zolarmoon.

In Theaters This Summer pic.twitter.com/VD0RGNHced

— A24 (@A24) March 31, 2021

“Y’all wanna hear a story?” @zolamovie trailer tomorrow pic.twitter.com/VQH5hwLUza

— A24 (@A24) March 30, 2021

In this stranger than fiction saga, the story centers on A’Ziah King, aka ZOLA, a Detroit waitress who strikes up a friendship with a customer, Stefani, over their shared love of pole dancing. Stefani seduces Zola to join in a weekend of dancing and partying in Florida just a day after exchanging numbers, and while it initially seems like a glamorous trip full of “hoeism” it rapidly transforms into a 48-hour journey involving Stefani’s violent and nameless pimp, her idiot boyfriend Derrek, some Tampa gangster and other unexpected adventures.

The film stars Taylour Paige (Boogie, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) in the titular role alongside Riley Keough (The Girlfriend Experience, Logan Lucky), Nicholas Braun (The Big Ugly, Succession) as Derrek, Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) as X, Ari’el Stachel (Jessica Jones, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton, Kong: Skull Island).

Celebrated director Janicza Bravo (Gregory Go Boom, Lemon) helms the biographical dramedy on a script co-written by her and Jeremy O. Harris (Euphoria). The film had first begun development in 2016 with James Franco (The Disaster Artist) directing and producing the project, though amidst the wave of sexual misconduct allegations against him, he was replaced by Bravo as A24 acquired it. His brother, Dave (The Rental), is attached as a producer on the film.

Zola, which first premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, is set to hit theaters sometime this summer.

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Exclusive Keeping Faith Season 3 Trailer From Acorn TV’s Thriller Series

Exclusive Keeping Faith Season 3 Trailer From Acorn TV's Thriller Series

Exclusive Keeping Faith season 3 trailer from Acorn TV’s thriller series

ComingSoon.net is debuting the exclusive trailer for Keeping Faith Season 3, Acorn TV’s award-winning hit UK thriller series that is coming to a close in this dramatic, final season. The Acorn TV Original’s third and final season will be available exclusively in the U.S. on AMC Networks’ streaming service on Monday, April 12, with two episodes. Following that, new episodes will debut weekly on Mondays through May 10. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!

Season 3 finds small-town lawyer Faith Howells (Eve Myles, Broadchurch, Torchwood, Victoria) attempting to navigate the disillusion of her marriage while taking on an emotionally wrenching legal medical case involving a gravely ill young boy. Into this mix, Faith is confronted by a terrible and long-buried figure from her past: her mother, Rose Fairchild (Celia Imrie, Better Things, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), whose reappearance uncovers secrets in Faith’s background and will force audiences to ask the question: “Who is Faith Howells?.” Faith’s ordeal across the series transforms her from a stay-at-home, fun-loving, and carefree mother to detective, action hero, and lover. She takes risks and gambles to keep her family out of danger and finds a new inner strength.

Two weeks away from their divorce and a hearing that will determine their children’s future custody, Faith and her husband, Evan (Bradley Freegard, Under Milk Wood) are at loggerheads. Refusing to let go, Evan is insanely jealous of Faith’s burgeoning love affair with Steve Baldini (Mark Lewis Jones, Gangs of London, The Crown) and fearful that they intend to start a new life together. Meanwhile, Faith and Cerys (Hannah Daniel, Hinterland) have established a new law firm and take on the case of 14-year-old Osian Taylor, who is suffering from an aggressive brain tumor that his doctors have declared too advanced to operate on.

While dealing with the trauma her imminent divorce is inflicting on her daughters, 14-year-old Alys (Demi Letherby) and 11-year-old Megan (Lacey Jones) as well as all the pressures of work, Faith faces an even bigger and far more terrifying problem when her long-estranged mother, Rose reappears, intent on wreaking maximum revenge for an event which remains a dark, buried secret between them. Navigating increasingly impossible dilemmas and for once not able to give all those she loves what they need, Faith heads towards a final and devastating confrontation with Rose which will transform her life forever.

Season 3 will premiere exclusively in the U.S. a few weeks after its UK launch on BBC One. The English and Welsh language versions of the new season were filmed concurrently – the Welsh version premiered on November 1, 2020, on S4C.

Keeping Faith’s first season broke records for attracting nearly 10 million views on the BBC iPlayer, becoming its most viewed “non-network” show when it was made available in April 2018. In 2018, Season 1, Episode 1 was #4 of the top 10 BBC iPlayer programs for that year (with nearly 4 million views.)

Keeping Faith was originally developed by S4C as Un Bore Mercher. Created by Matthew Hall. Produced for BBC Wales and S4C by Vox Pictures, in association with APC and Nevision. Directed by Pip Broughton and Judith Dine, written by Matthew Hall and Pip Broughton, and produced by Pip Broughton and Llyr Morus.

Episode Descriptions:

Episode 1 (April 12):

18 months since we last saw life in Abercorran and Faith and Evan’s divorce and custody battle goes from bad to worse. Faith tries to be positive as she juggles being a mother and a lawyer taking on a new case when someone from her past returns and threatens her happy future.

Episode 2 (April 12):

Unsettled by Rose’s reappearance in her life, Faith struggles to keep everything together and focus on Osian’s case. Evan decides to keep a closer eye on Faith’s every move as Steve battles with his guilt.

Episode 3 (April 19):

As Faith’s mind is on helping Mike get justice for Osian and trying to keep Rose away from her family, she loses sight of the effect the divorce is having on her own children – resulting in Alys ending up in trouble with the police. Rose continues to cross swords with Faith.

Episode 4 (April 26):

Faith and Cerys find themselves fighting for Osian at the Court of Appeal in London as Faith meets up with a friend from the past to get information on Rose. Evan continues to keep a watchful eye on Faith’s every move and Steve bonds with Alys.

Episode 5 (May 3):

Not happy that Faith continues to ignore her attempts to make amends Rose puts the second stage of her plan into action, resulting in Steve and Evan’s futures being in jeopardy. Time’s running out for Osian so Mike makes a difficult decision.

Episode 6 (May 10):

Episode description forthcoming.

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HBO’s Mare of Easttown Trailer & Key Art Featuring Kate Winslet Debuts

HBO's Mare of Easttown Trailer & Key Art Featuring Kate Winslet Debuts

HBO’s Mare of Easttown trailer & key art featuring Kate Winslet debuts

HBO has released the official trailer and key art for the limited series Mare of Easttown starring Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce, The Reader, Steve Jobs). From creator Brad Ingelsby (The Way Back), all episodes are directed by Craig Zobel (The Leftovers, Westworld). The seven-part limited series focused on family and community will debut Sunday, April 18(10:00-11:00 ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. You can check out the trailer now in the player below along with the key art!

Ingelsby returned to his home state of Pennsylvania to write the series, an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present. Winslet stars as Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her.

Mare of Easttown also stars Julianne Nicholson (The Outsider) as “Lori Ross,” Mare’s best friend since childhood; three-time Emmy winner Jean Smart (Watchmen) as “Helen,” Mare’s mother; Angourie Rice (Black Mirror) as “Siobhan Sheehan,” Mare’s teenaged daughter; Evan Peters (American Horror Story) as “Detective Colin Zabel,” the county detective called in to assist with Mare’s investigation; Emmy winner Guy Pearce (Mildred Pierce) as “Richard Ryan,” a local creative writing professor; David Denman (Outcast) as “Frank Sheehan,” Mare’s ex-husband; Joe Tippett (Rise) as “John Ross,” Lori’s husband and high school sweetheart; Cailee Spaeny (Devs) as “Erin McMenamin,” an isolated teen living with her volatile father; John Douglas Thompson (Let Them All Talk) as “Chief Carter,” Mare’s boss at the Easttown Police Department; Patrick Murney (Seven Seconds) as “Kenny McMenamin,” Erin’s father; James McArdle (Ammonite) as “Deacon Mark Burton”; Sosie Bacon (Here and Now) as “Carrie Layden,” Drew’s mother and Kevin’s ex-girlfriend; and Neal Huff (The Wire) as Mare’s cousin, “Father Dan Hastings”.

The limited series also stars Kate Arrington, Ruby Cruz, Eisa Davis, Enid Graham, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley, Izzy King, Mackenzie Lansing, Cameron Mann, Kiah McKirnan, Jack Mulhern, Anthony Norman, Drew Scheid, and Madeleine Weinstein.

Episodes Include:

Episode 1: “Miss Lady Hawk Herself”
Debut Date: SUNDAY, APRIL 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Series premiere. After answering a call about a neighborhood prowler, Detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) shoulders her chief’s directive to revive an unsolved missing person’s case amid increased community pressure. Later, while her loved ones celebrate her ex-husband Frank’s (David Denman) engagement, Mare attends a celebration for her legendary high school basketball win and connects with Richard (Guy Pearce), a professor who’s new in town.
Written by Brad Ingelsby; Directed by Craig Zobel.

Episode 2: “Fathers”
Debut Date: SUNDAY, APRIL 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

Mare (Kate Winslet) visits a grisly murder scene before informing the victim’s enraged father. As a video from the night of the crime surfaces, Mare questions suspects in the case and gives an icy welcome to County Detective Colin Zabel (Evan Peters), who’s been called in to assist. Later, Mare bumps heads with locals and airs concerns about her grandson Drew (Izzy King) in light of her late son’s mental health struggles.
Written by Brad Ingelsby; Directed by Craig Zobel.

Episode 3: “Enter Number Two”
Debut Date: SUNDAY, MAY 2 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

As Mare (Kate Winslet) and Colin (Evan Peters) parse new physical evidence, phone records lead to an unlikely suspect. After lashing out at Helen (Jean Smart) about a possible custody fight over Drew (Izzy King), Mare receives some unprompted advice from Richard (Guy Pearce) on how to move forward with Carrie (Sosie Bacon). Later, Kenny (Patrick Murney) and Mare face the consequences of their misguided attempts to protect their families.
Written by Brad Ingelsby; Directed by Craig Zobel.

Episode 4: “Poor Sisyphus”
Debut Date: SUNDAY, MAY 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

With Mare (Kate Winslet) forced to take a backseat on the case, Colin (Evan Peters) presses a local priest about the vague circumstances that prompted his transfer to the parish. Meanwhile, an anonymous call gives Dawn (Enid Graham) hope that Katie might still be alive.
Written by Brad Ingelsby; Directed by Craig Zobel.

Episode 5: “Illusions”
Debut Date: SUNDAY, MAY 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)

In her mandated therapy, Mare (Kate Winslet) opens up about her family’s history with mental health struggles. Meanwhile, Lori (Julianne Nicholson) tries to get to the bottom of her son’s outburst at school, and later, Mare meets with a semi-retired source to help find a possible connection to her three cases.
Written by Brad Ingelsby; Directed by Craig Zobel.

Mare of Easttown is an HBO co-production with wiip; creator/writer/showrunner/executive producer, Brad Ingelsby; director/executive producer, Craig Zobel; executive producer, Paul Lee through wiip; executive producer, Mark Roybal through wiip; executive producer, Kate Winslet; executive producer, Gavin O’Connor; executive producer, Gordon Gray through Mayhem Pictures.

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Focus Features Acquires Lesley Manville-Led Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Focus Features acquires Lesley Manville-led Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Having previously worked with the studio for her Oscar-nominated turn in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, Lesley Manville and Focus Features are reuniting as the studio has acquired the worldwide rights to her new drama Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.

Based on Paul Gallico’s novella of the same name and in partnership with the House of Dior, the story centers on a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.

Click here to purchase Gallico’s novella!

Anthony Fabian (Skin, Good Hope) directed the adaptation on a script co-written by he, Carroll Cartwright, Keith Thompson and Olivia Hetreed. Alongside Manville, the ensemble roster for the film includes Isabelle Huppert (Isle of Dogs, Greta), Jason Isaacs (The Death of Stalin, Scoob!), Lambert Wilson (The Matrix 4, Benedetta), Alba Baptista (Warrior Nun, Fatima), Lucas Bravo (Emily in Paris) and Rose Williams (Changeland, Medici).

“Anthony transports the audience to the nostalgia and glamour of 1950s London and Paris, and the timeless fantasy of Dior haute couture, offering both Mrs. Harris and us a welcome escape from our day-to-day lives,” Focus President of Production & Acquisitions Kiska Higgs said in a statement. “We are overjoyed to collaborate again with the brilliant Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert, who fill the screen with poignance and verve.”

The film is produced Xavier Marchand, Guilliaume Benski and Fabian.

(Photo Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images)

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NYC’s Paris Theater Reopens With Mank and More!

NYC's Paris Theater Reopens With Mank and More!

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NYC’s Paris Theater reopens with Mank and more!

The Netflix-owned Paris Theater, a New York City landmark since 1948 and the only existing single screen theater in the city, is presenting David Fincher’s Mank in an exclusive 35mm engagement starting this Friday, April 2.

Although its story hinges on screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz’s collaboration with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane, and Kane provides Fincher’s stylistic inspiration, the real core of Mank is its depiction of a maverick artist in the world of 1930s Hollywood and the relationship between Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), Marion Davies (Amanda Seyfried), and William Randolph Hearst (Charles Dance). Mank‘s Oscar nominations are for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Original Score, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Sound.

The historic Paris Theater (where Orson Welles’s Othello premiered in 1955) is the only place in New York City to see Mank in 35mm.

The Paris has also unveiled their first filmmaker event, a day devoted to Ramin Bahrani, the acclaimed Iranian-American New York City-based writer/director, who is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for The White Tiger. Things kick off on Saturday, April 10 at noon with a 35mm screening of Martin Scorsese’s GoodFellas, selected by Bahrani as a key influence on his work. GoodFellas will be introduced by film critic Glenn Kenny, author of the new book “Made Men: The Story of GoodFellas.” A book signing with Kenny follows the screening.

At 3:30 p.m. is a showing of The White Tiger, followed by a conversation with Bahrani. The White Tiger follows the epic journey of a poor Indian driver who must use his wit and cunning to break free from servitude to his rich masters and rise to the top of the heap, and is based on Aravind Adiga’s New York Times best seller & Man Booker Prize-winning novel. At 7:15 p.m. is Bahrani’s 2007 critically acclaimed Chop Shop, set in a ramshackle neighborhood amidst the auto repair shops of Willets Point, Queens.

Ramin Bahrani on GoodFellas, and its influence on The White Tiger: “I first saw Martin Scorsese’s GoodFellas in a cinema when I was fifteen, and the film has been seared into my mind ever since. I was pulled into its epic tale of complex anti-heroes and biting dark comedy. I saw how Scorsese mixed a documentary-style attention to detail with dynamic camera movements, and then wove it together with an evocative soundtrack and unforgettable voice-over narration. And the film refused to pass judgements or form moral conclusions about its deeply flawed characters. This masterpiece was a constant source of inspiration while writing The White Tiger.”

PARIS THEATER SHOWTIMES THROUGH APRIL 10:

Wednesday and Thursday, March 31 and April 1: The Trial of the Chicago 7, 12:00, 3:30, 6:40, and 9:30 p.m. In 35mm.

Friday, April 2 through Friday, April 9: Mank, 12:00, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 p.m. In 35mm.

Saturday, April 10: GoodFellas introduced by Glenn Kenny, 12:00 p.m. In 35mm.
The White Tiger, followed by conversation with Ramin Bahrani, 3:30 p.m. DCP.
Chop Shop, introduced by Ramin Bahrani, 7:15 p.m. In 35mm,
Mank, 9:30 p.m. In 35mm.

Contactless Tickets – Advance ticket purchase and Mobile ticket entry on Fandango! – Going back to movie theaters!

Free popcorn and beverages served at all shows at the Paris. Tickets available on Fandango or at the box office.

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CS Interview: Tom Holkenborg On His Score for Godzilla vs. Kong!

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CS Interview: Tom Holkenborg spills the details on his score for Godzilla vs. Kong!

Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is having quite the month. A few weeks ago, his score for Zack Snyder’s Justice League was released and now he’s about to unleash even more drum-filled awesomeness with his terrific soundtrack for Godzilla vs. Kong. The anticipated monster bash will be available to stream on HBO Max on Wednesday, March 31 at 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 a.m. PT., and to commemorate the event, Holkenborg was kind enough to chat with ComingSoon.net about his scoring process via a roundtable interview.

By now, many a film score enthusiast has heard about Holkenborg’s enormous drum, which he had custom built specifically to deliver the proper sound for King Kong, but, as it turns out, building a massive drum isn’t as easy as it sounds.

“When I got hired, I was like, okay, we need something big for Kong,” the composer explained. “I called up a friend of mine and asked, ‘Can you make me a bass drum that’s eight foot?’ And he said no. And I said, ‘Why not? He said, ‘There isn’t a cow big enough that will give you an eight-foot skin.”

After pressing further, Holkenborg realized he could make a drum that was five-foot in diameter and roughly six-feet wide. Months passed, but before long Holkenborg had his massive instrument.

“It took six guys to roll it off the truck,” Holkenborg said. “And then the big thing came — it’s not fitting through the front door. I didn’t think of this. And so, we opened the garage, and it barely fit underneath the garage … we rolled it in and still sits there [today].”

Still, despite a massive drum at his disposal, Holkenborg continued his quest to find the perfect sound for Kong; and in so doing happened across The NAMM Show in Anaheim, “the world’s largest trade-only event for the music products, pro audio and event tech industry,” per the official site, where he came across a beautiful sight: a 14-foot bass amplifier, the biggest one of its kind in the world.

“I went up to the salesperson [and asked], ‘Is that thing for rent or for sale?’ He said, ‘No, no, no, no, absolutely not. Because it takes 10 people and a crane to put it in here.’”

As it turns out, the instrument is housed in a building complex in Calabasas, which just happens to be 10 miles from Holkenborg’s home studio in Los Angeles.

“I went with recording gear there and then we recorded my bass guitar,” he said. “We sampled my bass guitar on that amp, and the low end coming from that thing is ridiculous. So, now I had a massive bass roll with a huge amount of low ends and now I had bass guitar samples with a huge amount of low ends. And I was like, ‘Okay, I’m done for Kong.’”

For Godzilla, Holkenborg relied on a more traditional style.

“I wanted a monster theme that reminds us of like, 50 or 60 years of Godzilla’s history. And so that was very important. When you hear it, it’s like, ah, that’s Godzilla! You know, unmistakably. That is a ridiculous, big brass section that played that in the lowest octave of their instruments and it sounds nasty, but it does put a smile on your face.”

Holkenborg carries a soft spot for the giant, atomic-fire breathing lizard, having spent much of his youth watching the classic Toho Godzilla movies of the 50s and 60s.

“I find Godzilla a highly comedic character,” Holkenborg said. “My favorite movie is Godzilla vs. Mothra. And so, when people ask me, is it a good film? I say, ‘Well, besides the bad script, besides the horrible acting, besides the bad special effects, and besides the really bad scripted fight sequences, it’s a fantastic movie.”

Holkenborg’s score does a fine job establishing proper identities for both beasts. Kong’s music is the most diverse, with lush melodies interwoven between thunderous, drum-heavy action cues, while Godzilla’s theme is, in Holkenborg’s words, “a one-trick pony,” mostly because the reptilian behemoth isn’t one to display much emotion, unlike Kong who is a little more expressive and human in his personality.

“King Kong is really like an animal that is misunderstood,” Holkenborg said. “He’s taken against his own free will to the Western world for capital gains … and he develops a relationship with a young girl who cannot talk. So, she talks with him in sign language, and there are moments in the film where it’s really cute how the two interact; and so, there’s a very emotional side of Kong as well. His theme has two parts of it. One is when he stands up and does the roar when he’s gonna fight Godzilla. That’s one section of the theme. And then the other one is the emotional version of the of the theme. And that one is played on a bed of marimbas, bass marimbas that play his harmony … and a Pacific Island flute that is playing a melody. So, you couldn’t score an animal that big, so small, and it works really well. But for the action sequence, it’s all larger than life, [and so is] the music, and especially the battle sequences between the two, it’s a constant handoff between the two themes.”

In the end, the project, while daunting, proved to be a worthwhile experience for Holkenborg, who has also composed music for the films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Alita: Battle Angel, the modern classic Mad Max: Fury Road as well as the upcoming Army of the Dead for Zack Snyder.

“Working on [films like] Justice League and working on Godzilla vs. Kong … it’s like a young boy’s dream,” Holkenborg said. I mean if my dad would have told me when I was six or seven, reading those King Kong comics, ‘Son, when you’re 53, you’re gonna be working on this movie!’ I would’ve been like, ‘Ah, get out of here!’ It’s really great.”

You can check out the complete soundtrack for Godzilla vs. Kong by heading over to WaterTower Music’s YouTube page here.

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The Mitchells vs. The Machines Trailer From Lord & Miller’s Animated Adventure

The Mitchells vs. The Machines Trailer From Lord & Miller's Animated Adventure

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The Mitchells vs. The Machines trailer from Lord & Miller’s animated adventure

Netflix has released the official The Mitchells vs. The Machines trailer from producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in their new animated adventure. The movie, written and directed by Michael Rianda (Gravity Falls) and Jeff Rowe (Gravity Falls, Disenchantment), is set to premiere on April 30 on the streamer. The film follows a dysfunctional family’s road trip that is upended when they find themselves in the middle of a robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity’s unlikeliest last hope. You can check out the trailer now in the player below, along with key art in the gallery!

The Mitchells vs. The Machines centers on Katie Mitchell, a creative outsider who is accepted into the film school of her dreams, only to see her plans of meeting “her people” dashed when her nature-loving dad Rick elects to take the whole family, including Katie’s wildly positive mom Linda, her quirky little brother Aaron and the family’s delightfully chubby pug Monchi, on a road trip to Katie’s school for one final family-bonding trip before she leaves for college. Their plans are interrupted by a tech uprising all around the world as the electronic devices people love decide it’s time to take over and, with the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, will have to get past their problems and work together to save each other and the world!

The voice cast is led by Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) as Katie Mitchell, Danny McBride (Despicable Me, The Angry Birds Movie) as Rick Mitchell, Maya Rudolph (Big Hero 6) as Linda Mitchell, director Mike Rianda as Aaron. It will also feature the voices of Eric Andre (The Lion King) as tech inventor Mark Bowman and Oscar winner Olivia Colman as Siri-like voice assistant called PAL. Additional cast includes Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Charlyne Yi, Sasheer Zamata, Jay Pharoah, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Conan O’Brien, Elle Mills, Alex Hirsch, and Griffin McElroy.

The Mitchells vs. The Machines marks the feature directorial debut of Mike Rianda (Gravity Falls), who penned the script with co-director Jeff Rowe, and with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The LEGO Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) are producing through their Lord Miller Productions banner along with Kurt Albrecht.

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Exclusive Promising Young Woman Behind-the-Scenes Clip

Exclusive Promising Young Woman Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Feature Clip

Exclusive Promising Young Woman behind-the-scenes bonus feature clip

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive Promising Young Woman bonus feature clip taking you behind-the-scenes as writer/director/producer Emerald Fennell discusses why she wanted to write a film about how a woman might take revenge in the real world, describing it as “more twisted” than people might expect. Star and executive producer Carey Mulligan brings up the question of what would we actually do if a “friend was wronged like that,” and how the most interesting part of the movie, which has been nominated for five Academy Awards, is the subtle stuff within the story that “we’ve just become so used to.” You can see the rest of the conversation by watching the clip in the player below and order your copy of the Blu-ray here!

Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Bonus Features:

A Promising Vision – Writer/Director Emerald Fennell discusses her inspirations for writing this bold, genre-bending film.
Two-Sided Transformation – A look at why Carey Mulligan was the perfect choice to play “Cassie” and how filmmakers used wardrobe, hair, and makeup to express the balance between light and dark.
Balancing Act – Cast members discuss their unexpected reactions to the careful balance of levity and tragedy in director Emerald Fennell’s take on female revenge.
Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Emerald Fennell

Click here to rent Promising Young Woman!

From visionary director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman… until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story.

Premiering to huge acclaim in Sundance earlier this year, Promising Young Woman is directed and written by Fennell and also stars an ensemble cast that includes Laverne Cox, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chris Lowell, Sam Richardson, Molly Shannon, and Clancy Brown.

Fennell produced along with Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara for LuckyChap Entertainment and Ben Browning and Ashley Fox for FilmNation Entertainment. The movie is now available on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD.

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Netflix acquires Knives Out franchise in $400+ million deal

BritBox unveils what’s coming to the streamer in April 2021

Exclusive The Columnist trailer starring Evil’s Katja Herbers

Sony pushes Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City two months

New to Stream: Magnolia Selects’ April 2021 Lineup

IFC Midnight acquires Neill Blomkamp’s horror pic Demonic

WB unveils Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One ensemble voice cast

HBO Max orders The Staircase limited series adaptation starring Colin Firth

Randall Park to make feature directorial debut with Shortcomings

A24 debuts first trailer & poster for biographical dramedy Zola

Exclusive Keeping Faith season 3 trailer from Acorn TV’s thriller series

Episode Descriptions:

HBO’s Mare of Easttown trailer & key art featuring Kate Winslet debuts

Episodes Include:

Focus Features acquires Lesley Manville-led Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

NYC’s Paris Theater reopens with Mank and more!

CS Interview: Tom Holkenborg spills the details on his score for Godzilla vs. Kong!

The Mitchells vs. The Machines trailer from Lord & Miller’s animated adventure

Exclusive Promising Young Woman behind-the-scenes bonus feature clip

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