Maude Apatow Joins Pete Davidson-Judd Apatow Comedy

Maude Apatow joins Pete Davidson-Judd Apatow comedy

The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Assassination Nation star Maude Apatow has signed on to join the cast of the upcoming Universal Pictures comedy from her father Knocked Up director Judd Apatow and Saturday Night Live vet Pete Davidson.

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Davidson wrote the script to the film along with Apatow and Dave Sirus, which is described in the report “as a semi-autobiographical story of Davidson growing up in Staten Island, New York.” The young actor lost his father in 9/11, an event that that obviously had a vital impact on his life. At age 16 he jumped into stand up and used “stark, truthful” language on sensitive topics, including the loss of his father.

In addition to starring Davidson and Apatow, the cast will also feature Marisa Tomei, who won an Oscar for her role in the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny and has been nominated for two further Oscars and has gone on to have a very successful career on the big and small screen including landing the role of Aunt May in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s reboot of Spider-Man and will to portray the mother of Davidson’s character.

Apatow, who was originally known for having small roles in her dad’s early films including Knocked Up, Funny People and This is 40, has most recently starred in last year’s black comedy thriller Assassination Nation and will next be seen in the upcoming HBO teen drama Euphoria alongside Zendaya. The 21-year-old actress is set to portray Davidson’s on-screen sister in the film.

Davidson joined SNL when he was just 20 years old, and has since appeared in numerous TV shows including Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Jim Gaffigan Show. He also had a bit part in the aforementioned Trainwreck, and has earned critical raves for his performance in the comedy Big Time Adolescence.

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Apatow may not have directed a big screen feature since 2015, but he has kept busy with projects such as the 30 for 30 documentary Doc & Darryl, the documentary May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers, along with TV shows Crashing, Love and The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling. Barry Mendel (Funny People) will produce alongside Apatow.

The untitled comedy is set to hit theaters on June 19, 2020.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Could Begin Filming Next Year

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 could begin filming next year

Writer/director James Gunn may be preparing for production on the upcoming Warner Bros. and DC Extended Universe sequel The Suicide Squad, a new report has revealed that his return to the MCU with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 couldactually begin production sometime in 2020, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

RELATED: Disney Reinstates James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy 3

Gunn, who wrote and directed the first two films, was originally set to return to direct the highly-anticipated third installment in the space-faring comic book franchise, but following resurfacing of controversial tweets from very early in his career, Disney cut ties with the 52-year-old director and production was delayed until the studio found an A-list filmmaker to replace him. After months of widespread support from fans and the entire cast of the films and f behind-the-scenes discussions between Disney and Gunn, he was reinstated to write and direct the third installment. The House of Mouse will allow Gunn the time to finish production on Warner Bros.’ The Suicide Squad, for which he signed on a few months after his firing.

Principal photography for The Suicide Squad is currently set to begin in Atlanta, Georgia in September with a release date set for August 6, 2021.

The first Guardians of the Galaxy was the surprise hit of the second phase in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, grossing nearly $775 million at the box office and earning widespread critical acclaim for its abundance of humor, emotional story and Gunn’s direction, in addition to its soundtrack becoming the first album of its genre consisting of previously released songs to top the Billboard 200 chart and having sold over 2.5 million copies in 2014 alone. The second film hit theaters three years later and prove to be a near equal success to its predecessor, grossing over $800 million at the box office and earning more acclaim from critics and audiences who continued to praise the performances, direction, soundtrack and story while some criticized a feeling of familiarity in some of the film’s humor.

RELATED: Meet the New Characters of The Suicide Squad Sequel

The space-travelling team were most recently seen in the box-office breaking Avengers: Endgame and while their next solo adventure doesn’t have a release date, Gunn’s completion of the script last year and with a production set for next year should see the film hit theaters sometime in 2022.

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Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Poster Reveals Season 6 Premiere Date

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Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD poster reveals season 6 premiere date

ABC has released a new Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD poster, revealing that Season 6 of the series will premiere on Friday, May 10. Check out the full poster now in the gallery below!

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The season five finale saw the team put a stop to Glenn Talbot, aka Graviton, but also saw longtime team leader Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) leave with Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) to return to Tahiti to live out his final days after his brief time as a Ghost Rider burned through the Kree DNA coursing through his body that healed his fatal injury from The Avengers. With Coulson finally going off to be officially dead, the agency is in need of a new director, with Mack taking over the reigns.

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie, Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez, John Hannah as Holden Radcliffe, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter.

RELATED: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD Season 6 Teaser is Here!

The series was co-created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, who also serve as executive producers along with Jeffrey Bell and Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory.

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POLL: Who Should Be the Next Avengers? (SPOILERS)

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POLL: Who Should Be the Next Avengers? (SPOILERS)

Now that Avengers: Endgame is in wide release and destroying all kinds of box office records, it’s time to start looking forward to the next phase of the MCU. ComingSoon.net wants to hear from our readers about what past and future Marvel Studios characters they think should make up the next phase of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as a team whenever Avengers 5 rolls around, presumably at the end of Phase 4. Make your voice heard in our Next Avengers poll below, and feel free to choose as many characters as you like! SPOILERS BEWARE!!!

RELATED: POLL RESULTS: Should Warner Bros. Make More Matrix Movies?

As far as the original core members of the Avengers team are concerned, keep in mind that Iron Man, Black Widow and Steve Rogers are no-go’s after the events of Endgame. Hulk and Thor still appear to be kicking it, and while Hawkeye seems to be retired and spending time with the fam you never know, especially now that he may be getting his own series on Disney+.

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Endgame is the follow-up to last year’s Avengers: Infinity War, which saw the titular superhero team take the fight to Thanos in order to stop his attempt at exterminating half of the universe’s population with the Infinity Stones. But it was to no avail, as he was able to successfully collect them all and snap his fingers, wiping out half of all life from existence in a cloud of ash. The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films.

Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Sean Gunn, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan and Josh Brolin as Thanos.

The epic, three-hour final showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Mad Titan himself is in theaters now.

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Mandatory Streamers: Christina Applegate Returns to TV in Dead to Me

Mandatory Streamers: Christina Applegate returns to TV in Netflix’s Dead to Me

Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our latest column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of April 29, Golden Globe nominee Christina Applegate is making her way back to the small screen alongside Emmy nominee Linda Cardellini in Netflix’s new dark comedy series Dead to Me, featuring friendships, widows, and shocking secrets. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this week as well as the latest renewal announcements below, and be sure to visit our mother site Mandatory by clicking here!

Netflix

Dead to Me, Series Premiere: Misery loves company in Liz Feldman’s newest series described as a comedic Big Little Lies. Applegate plays Jen, a tightly-wound widow who is struggling to keep it together in the months since her husband was killed in a hit and run. She ends up meeting Cardellini’s Judy, a free spirit with a shocking secret that comes to light in the dark comedy. Dead to Me will launch on Netflix on May 3.

The CW

The 100, Season 6 Premiere: The new season of the hit CW series will explore the new planet and culture discovered in Season 5. New characters will join the narrative, including the planet’s leader named Russell (J.R. Bourne), who presides over a peaceful society. Based on the book series by Kass Morgan, The 100 Season 6 will begin streaming on The CW’s site following the premiere on April 30.

iZombie: Season 5 Premiere: After the game-changing Season 4 finale, the fifth and final season of the zombie rom-com drama kicks off with Major now serving as the zombie leader of New Seattle, Liv acting as the new Renegade, and Peyton playing the mayor of the divided city. Everyone will work together to try and preserve the peace between humans and zombies when the final season premieres on May 2.

BritBox

Shetland, Season 5 U.S. Premiere: Award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves’ bestselling detective series returns with Douglas Henshall as DI Perez, solving crimes against the backdrop of the Shetland Isles. In the new season, the team investigates a complex murder mystery after a severed hand washes up on the beach, only to make a more shocking discovery further out to sea. New episodes begin streaming on April 30.

Renewals

The Twilight Zone, Season 2: CBS All Access has renewed Jordan Peele’s reimagining of Rod Serling’s classic after only five episodes into the anthology’s first season! The next episode of the series, “Six Degrees of Freedom,” stars DeWanda Wise and Jessica Williams and will begin streaming exclusively on CBS All Access starting May 2.

Black Monday, Season 2: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Showtime dramedy starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, and Regina Hall has been renewed for a second season! Created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the show takes viewers back to October 18, 1987 — aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. The series tells the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system and the glass ceiling. Season 1 of Black Monday is currently available to stream on Showtime.

On My Block, Season 3: Netflix’s hit coming-of-age comedy-drama has been renewed for a third season! The series follows four bright and street-savvy friends navigating their way through the triumph, pain, and the newness of high school they experience along the way. Friendships are tested as our characters confront the challenges of adolescence and life in their predominantly Hispanic and black neighborhood set in LA’s South Central neighborhood. The first two seasons of On My Block are available to stream exclusively on Netlifx.

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Ophelia Trailer: Daisy Ridley & Naomi Watts Star in Hamlet Reimagining

Ophelia trailer: Daisy Ridley & Noami Watts star in Hamlet reimaging

IFC Films has released the official Ophelia trailer starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, George MacKay, and Tom Felton. Based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, you check out the trailer for the film in the player below!

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Ophelia is directed by Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City) and is based on the award-winning novel by Lisa Klein and adapted for the screen by the award-winning writer SemiChellas (Mad Men, The Eleventh Hour).

Set in the 14th Century but spoken in a contemporary voice, Ophelia is a dynamic re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Ophelia (Ridley) takes center stage as the Queen’s (Watts) most trusted lady-in-waiting. Beautiful and intelligent, she soon captures the attention of the handsome Prince Hamlet and a forbidden love blossoms. As war brews, lust and betrayal are tearing Elsinore Castle apart from within and Ophelia must decide between her true love or her own life in order to protect a very dangerous secret. Owen will play Claudius, MacKay will play Hamlet, Felton will play Laertes, and Terrell will play Horatio.

Hamlet has been performed on stage, of course, as well as on television and in film. In 1990, the film Hamlet starred Mel Gibson (Braveheart) in the titular role, with Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction) playing Queen Gertrude and Helena Bonham Carter playing Ophelia. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. In 1996, Kenneth Branagh (Henry V) directed and starred in a four-hour version that contained every word of Shakespeare’s play. In that, Julie Christie (Doctor Zhivago) plays Queen Gertrude and Kate Winslet (Titanic) plays Ophelia.

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Ophelia will open in theaters on June 28 and on VOD on July 5.

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On My Block Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix