HBO Films unveils Showbiz Kids trailer & premiere date

HBO Documentary Films has unveiled the first full trailer for the upcoming project Showbiz Kids, which offers an unvarnished look at the high risk, high reward business of working as a child actor in the entertainment industry. The trailer for the documentary, which is set to premiere on HBO on July 14 at 9 p.m. EST, can be viewed in the gallery below!

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The film chronicles the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child. Those who know the industry best, including several successful child actors and two aspiring hopefuls, unpack their own complicated experiences as they reconcile the hardships they’ve faced and sacrifices they’ve made on their way to finding success in show business.

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CS Video: Irresistible interview with Chris Cooper & Mackenzie Davis!

ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Oscar winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation, Little Women) and Terminator: Dark Fate star Mackenzie Davis to discuss their work in the upcoming political comedy Irresistible. The interview can be viewed in the player below!

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From writer/director Emmy winner Jon Stewart (Rosewater, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report) comes the comedy of a Democrat political consultant (Steve Carell) who helps a retired ex-Marine colonel (Chris Cooper) run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town.

Irresistible stars Academy Award nominee Steve Carell (Foxcatcher, The Office, Battle of the Sexes), Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne (Damages, Mrs. America, Spy), Academy Award winner Chris Cooper (Adaptation., August: Osage County, Homecoming), Topher Grace (BlacKkKlansman, Under the Silver Lake, The Hot Zone), Golden Globe nominee Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange Is the New Black, American Pie), and Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire, Terminator: Dark Fate, The Turning).

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The movie is produced by Plan B Entertainment, Stewart, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Lila Yacoub and is set to hit digital platforms tomorrow!

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Max Reload and the Nether Blasters trailer unveiled

MVD Entertainment Group has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming video game-based horror comedy Max Reload and the Nether Blasters featuring nerdy icons Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob Reboot) and Greg Grunberg (Heroes). The trailer can be viewed in the player below!

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Written and directed by Scott Conditt and Jeremy Tremp, the film follows small-town video game store clerk Max Jenkins as he discovers the only-known copy of Nether Dungeon, the legendary lost installment of the Nether Game series and accidentally unleashes the ancient “Curse of the Ages,” which turns his friends and family into possessed ghouls hell-bent on destroying civilization. It’s up to Max and his best friends Reggie and Liz, along with old-school gaming gurus Eugene Wylder (Grunberg) and Barton Garbowski (Joseph D. Reitman, Happy!) to figure out how to beat the dark forces of The Nether before it’s Game Over for humanity.

The film’s cast is led by Tom Plumley (Dimension 404), Joey Morgan (Critters: A New Binge) and Hassie Harrison (Yellowstone) and also features Smith, Grunberg, Reitman, Lin Shaye (The Grudge), Martin Kove (The Karate Kid), Jesse Kove (VFW) and Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation).

The horror comedy is produced by Conditt, Tremp and Grunberg and is executive produced by Rob Edwards, Charles Irion, Brian McKeaney, Tom Peterson, Daniel Floreani and Jaime Gangi.

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Max Reload and the Nether Blasters is set to hit select theaters on August 7 followed by a VOD release on August 11.

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BritBox Unveils What’s Coming to the Streamer in July 2020

BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV offering the biggest collection of streaming British television in North America, has unveiled its July slate! Next month, BritBox will kick off its first-ever “Mystery Month,” celebrating decades of crime-solving detectives with a line-up of iconic British mysteries.

The festivities will kick off with teh debut of all-new exclusive weekly episodes of Father Brown. In addition, BritBox will bring the critically acclaimed series The Fall, starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Gillian Anderson, while completing its collection of Taggart, the longest-running UK mystery of all time.

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Available July 1

Father Brown Season 8 Episodes 1 & 2 (BritBox Exclusive, North American Premiere)

Everyone’s favorite priest returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford.

A mysterious saboteur tries to stop the Kembleford Choristers from winning the Three Counties Choir competition. Suspicion immediately falls on the rival choir, the Hambleston Harmonisers. The Kembleford Choristers race against time to get to the competition before they are disqualified, all while Father Brown works to discover who is out to get them.

Available July 3

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (New To BritBox)

BAFTA Winner Paddy Considine (Bourne Ultimatum, Peaky Blinders) stars in the title role of the British film series written by Helen Edmunson (An Inspector Calls) and Neil McKay (Isolation Stories).

The Murder at Road Hill House (New To BritBox)

Set in 1860, this gripping true story of murder, psychological suspense, and courtroom drama is based on Kate Summerscale’s best-selling factual novel.

The Murder on Angel Lane (New To BritBox)

The real-life detective is back with a new case at hand, and this time, he’s up against the most powerful and wealthy figures.

Beyond The Pale (New To BritBox)

The gripping mystery returns as Jack Whicher investigates a case in which past indiscretions and dangerous secrets threaten to tear a family asunder.

The Ties That Bind (New To BritBox)

A divorce case involving a landowner and his young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Whicher into the heart of the English countryside where he uncovers the most disturbing and destructive of secrets.

Available July 7

An Inspector Calls (New To BritBox, Exclusive)

Emotionally powerful and sharply relevant, this is a stylish new adaptation of JB Priestley’s timeless masterpiece directed by Aisling Walsh (Wallander). An Inspector Calls is both an enthralling mystery and a scathing critique of a hypocritical social inequality. Taking place over the course of a single night, this taut, affecting and ultimately tragic story centers on the prosperous Birling family.

Father Brown S8 Episodes 3 & 4 (BritBox Exclusive, North American Premiere)

Things look bad for Bunty when she is charged with the murder of Teddy Neville-Crowley following an altercation at a Great Gatsby-themed party on his estate. Mrs. McCarthy is dumbfounded, but when Father Brown goes about trying to establish the facts he is met with resistance from Inspector Mallory. Bunty’s fate lies in the hands of her defense barrister Bertie Quinton – but following a poor performance from Bertie, it looks like the jury and Judge Pickering may send Bunty to the gallows. Can Father Brown find the evidence to prove Bunty’s innocence before it’s too late?

Available July 10

Doctor Blake Mysteries S1-3

Dr. Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning, to take over not only his dead father’s medical practice but also his on-call role as the town’s police surgeon.

Available July 14

Father Brown S8 Episode 5 & 6 (BritBox Exclusive, North American Premiere)

After a mysterious thief keeps stealing valuable treasures from under his nose, Hercule Flambeau visits Kembleford to see if Father Brown can help him to eliminate the competition. Flambeau reveals that his new rival is in fact his estranged daughter Marianne Delacroix. Seeing the opportunity to save a soul, Father Brown agrees to help Flambeau find her.

Tartan Noir (BritBox Event)

Tartan Noir has made its name with the grimmest portrayal of Scotland, may it be the body-littering street or the bleak backdrop against the gray sky. On this gloom land awash with serial killers and career criminals, we can always count on some of the most relentless and adroit coppers out round-the-clock striving for justice for the dead. We celebrate this genre with the critically acclaimed series Shetland, Stonemouth and the following titles:

Taggart S12-27 (New To BritBox)

The longest-running Crime TV series in the world comes to and is famous for its dark, realistic, and gritty storylines. The series revolves around a group of detectives, initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines were set and shot in other parts of Greater Glasgow and in other areas of Scotland. DCI (Detective Chief Inspector) Jim Taggart, played by Mark McManus (until his death in 1995) is the procedural’s main protagonist. Taggart and his team operate out of the fictional John Street police station and investigate gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.

Available July 17

Rebus S1 (New To BritBox)

Based in Edinburgh, Detective Inspector Rebus is tough and street-savvy with a great sense of humor and a taste for romance. Although battling with problems in his personal life, Rebus tackles crimes that lead to the revelations of his mysterious past, fighting weaknesses as well as dealing with the consequences of human frailty. From small-time criminals to haunted cases from the past, Rebus’s investigations lead him through the city’s ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters.

Available July 21

Father Brown S8 Episode 7 & 8 (BritBox Exclusive, North American Premiere)

Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.

Available July 21

She-Dunnit: Agatha Christie & Her Legacy (BritBox Event)

She has been called many names, ‘Queen of Crime’ is the one that sticks to describe the un-measurable legacy Agatha Christie has left behind creating timeless characters from the mustachioed Belgian sleuth Poirot to the coolest elderly spinster Marple. The most widely read novelist in history, Christie has brought the ‘whodunit’ genre into a modern age. She has certainly dun-it (done it) and more! BritBox celebrates her long and remarkable career with an array of mysteries titles:

Miss Marple Remastered (BritBox Exclusive)

Elderly spinster has never looked so cool in this remastered version! Joan Hickson (Great Expectations) stars and continues her reign as the grande dame of the genre and Agatha Christie’s personal pick for the much-beloved sleuth, Miss Marple.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd – Radio Version (New to BritBox)

When the Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot retires to the country to grow vegetable marrows, he soon discovers that someone has planted the seeds of treachery… and of murder. Orson Welles adapted the novel as a one-hour radio play for the 12 November 1939 episode of The Campbell Playhouse (a live CBS radio drama series in the late 30s). Welles played both Dr. Sheppard and Hercule Poirot. The rare play was written by Herman J. Mankiewicz (Citizen Kane), produced by Welles and John Houseman, and directed by Welles, marking the first Agatha Christie adaptation for an American audience.

Evil Under The Sun (New to BritBox)

Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi. Two time Oscar winner Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) stars as Jane Castle.

The Mirror Crack’d (New to BritBox)

Miss Jane Marple played by Dame Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote), comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim. The cast also includes Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson.

Unfinished Portrait: The Life of Agatha Christie

The first bio-film of the World’s Best Selling author, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, and the creator of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot unravels the mysterious life of Agatha Christie and her shared obsession with murder. BAFTA Nominee Joan Hickson narrates.

Agatha Christie’s Poirot

BAFTA Nominee David Suchet (Press, Doctor Who) shines in his signature role as Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot – the super-sleuth who, with an expertly twirled mustache and a theatrical flair, solves murders with penetrating perception and no small amount of self-regard. Set in a beautiful stately home in the war-torn England of 1917, Hercule Poirot was introduced in Agatha Christie’s first published book.

Available July 24

Best In Paradise (BritBox Original, Exclusive North American Premiere)

The sun, the sand, and the most impossible murders are all packed in this lighthearted whodunit series set on the beautiful Caribbean island of Saint Marie. In this exclusive BritBox interview, cast members Kris Marshall (Sanditon, Love Actually), Josephine Jobert, Don Warrington (Holby City), and Tobi Bakare (Kingsman, Silent Witness) share with us their favorite episodes.

Available July 26

Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (BritBox Original, Exclusive North American Premiere)

This brand new special begins three million years ago, when David Lister (Craig Charles) was put in suspended animation for smuggling his pregnant cat aboard the mining ship Red Dwarf. While Lister remained in stasis, a radiation leak killed the crew – but not his cat. Safely sealed in the hold, his cat’s litter bred, evolving over millions of years into humanoid form. They now roam deep space in a fleet of their own. In this special, Lister, Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John-Jules) and Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) meet three of these cats who worship Lister as their God. Lister vows to help them flee from Rodon, a ruthless feral cat and self-declared Cat King.

Available July 28

Father Brown S8 Episode 9 & 10 ( BritBox Exclusive, North American Premiere)

A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house and Father Brown investigates two peculiar deaths that happened on the grounds of a family tower.

The Fall 1-3  (New To BritBox)

In her first lead role in an investigative series since The X Files, Gillian Anderson brings the same intelligence and depth of character to her portrayal of Stella Gibson, a successful, highly driven homicide detective. Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Gray) stars as Paul Spector, the ruthless serial predator she seeks.

Available July 31

River (New To BritBox)

Award winner Stellan Skarsgard (Chernobyl, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) stars as John River, the brilliant police officer whose genius and faultline is the fragility of his mind. Adrift in a London full of other exiled souls, River’s own isolation helps him connect with the troubled victims who crash into his world and to see the truth in ways his colleagues are drawn to admire and question, in equal measure. But as his long-held defenses are eroded by love and loss, River is torn between the living and the dead. Will he have to choose once and for all? The cast also includes Lesley Manville (Mum, Harlots), Nicola Walker (MI-5), and Adeel Akhtar (Utopia).

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Splash Mountain getting The Princess and the Frog redesign

Disneyland’s Splash Mountain ride has been one of the most iconic and longest-running for both the California and Magic Kingdom parks, but after years of criticism regarding its Song of the South basis, the House of Mouse is giving the water attraction a redesign based on the 2009 hit The Princess and the Frog. (Via DisneyParks Blog)

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Originally opened in 1989 in California and 1992 in Florida, the log chute ride was originally modeled after the widely-controversial 1946 live-action/animation hybrid musical Song of the South, which has been criticized for its stereotypical and racist portrayals of African-Americans and has not been released on any home media or streaming platforms in the United States. Though not explicitly crediting it as the reason behind the decision for the update, the global protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death and multiple petitions from fans over the years appears to have finally spurred the company to update the attraction.

“Like Princess Tiana, I believe that courage and love are the key ingredients for wonderful adventures,” Charita Carter, senior creative producer leading the project at Walt Disney Imagineering, said in a statement. “I am delighted to be a part of bringing this fun-filled experience to our guests.”

Though details haven’t been unveiled as to whether the trajectory of the ride itself will be changed, Disney revealed that the story for the attraction will pick up after the film’s final kiss and see fans joining Princess Tiana and Louis on a musical adventure as the prepare for their first-ever Mardi Gras performance. The ride will feature some of the music from the 2009 Oscar-nominated hit and will see the location updated to the backdrop of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou and show continued focus on the “modern, courageous and empowered” heroine.

“It is really exciting to know that Princess Tiana’s presence in both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom will finally be fully realized!” Anika Noni Rose, voice of Tiana, said in a statement. “As passionate as I am about what we created, I know the fans are going to be over the moon. The Imagineers are giving us The Princess and the Frog Mardi Gras celebration we’ve been waiting for, and I’m here for it!”

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Disney’s Imagineers are currently at work to help bring this “inclusive” concept to life and create an experience that “all of our guests can connect with and be inspired by” and has the goal of letting it “speak to the diversity of the millions of people who visit our parks each year.” The creative crew are currently still developing the conceptual designs for the new ride and “will soon be able to conduct preliminary reviews” that will turn into a timeline of when the changes will be made and introduced to fans.

“Voicing Mama Odie was a joyful creative experience,” actress Jenifer Lewis said in a statement. “Recording Mama Odie’s Song, ‘Dig a Little Deeper’ by Randy Newman, must have taken a hundred takes because I wanted it to be perfect. The image of Mama Odie, in the fairy godmother role, truly reflected the New Orleans Black bayou tradition of the revered wise woman. I am thrilled that The Princess and the Frog is being honored for the joy it has brought to millions of Disney fans.“

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Superman: Man of Tomorrow Trailer & Blu-ray Box Art

Daily Planet intern Clark Kent takes learning-on-the-job to new extremes when Lobo and Parasite set their sites on Metropolis in Superman: Man of Tomorrow, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting August 23, and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack on September 8. You can check out the trailer for the movie in the player below, take a look at the Blu-ray box art, and pre-order your copy here!

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It’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alien powers of flight, super-strength, and x-ray vision in the battle for good, there’s even greater trouble on the horizon. Follow the budding hero as he engages in bloody battles with intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo and fights for his life to halt the attack of power-hungry alien Parasite. The world will learn about Superman … but first, Superman must save the world!

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Darren Criss (Glee, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace) and Emmy nominee Zachary Quinto (Star Trek franchise, Heroes) lead a star-studded cast as the voices of Superman/Clark Kent and Lex Luthor, respectively.

The cast also includes Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas, Baywatch) as Lois Lane, Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Parasite/Rudy Jones, Ryan Hurst (The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, Remember the Titans) as Lobo, Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge) as Martian Manhunter, Neil Flynn (The Middle, Scrubs) as Jonathan Kent, Bellamy Young (Scandal, Prodigal Son) as Martha Kent, Cristina Milizia (DC Super Hero Girls) as Maya, Petey & Kaylie, Eugene Byrd (Bones, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures) as Ron Troupe, April Stewart (South Park) as Mrs. Ross, and Piotr Michael (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle) as Perry White, as well as Cissy Jones (Firewatch), and David Chen (Gotham).

Superman: Man of Tomorrow introduces a new producing vision to the DC Universe Movies series, which now numbers 41 films over its 13 years of existence. Supervising Producer Butch Lukic has a rich pedigree in DC animated productions, serving as producer on Constantine: City of Demons, Justice League Action, and the Batman Unlimited franchise, as well as directing episodes of Justice League, Batman Beyond and Beware the Batman. Lukic brings a new visual aesthetic to Superman: Man of Tomorrow that departs from the animation styles – of previous producers Bruce Timm (23 films) and James Tucker (17 films) – thus far represented in the DC Universe Movies.

Chris Palmer (Voltron: Legendary Defender) is the director of Superman: Man of Tomorrow, utilizing a script by Tim Sheridan (The Death of Superman). Producers are Jim Krieg (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight) and Kimberly S. Moreau (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). Executive Producer is Sam Register.

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The special features for Superman: Man of Tomorrow include:

-Lobo: Natural Force of Chaos Featurette

-Martian Manhunter: Lost and Found Featurette

-Look Back: Justice League vs. The Fatal Five Featurette

-Look Back: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Featurette

-From the DC Vault: Superman: The Animated Series, “The Main Man, Part I”

-From the DC Vault: Superman: The Animated Series, “The Main Man, Part II”

-Movie trailers for Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, and Superman: Red Son.

-A Sneak Peek at the next DC Universe Movie — An advanced look at the next animated film in the popular DC Universe Movies collection.

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Yellow Veil Pictures acquires lost Romero film The Amusement Park

New York and Los Angeles-based arthouse genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired the worldwide sales rights for The Amusement Park, the formerly lost film from iconic filmmaker George A. Romero, at this week’s virtual Cannes market.

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Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion by the George A. Romero Foundation and produced by Suzanne Romero, The Amusement Park was restored in 4k by IndieCollect in New York and is an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker’s early artistic capacity and style, and would go on to inform his ensuing filmography. The film was originally commissioned by the Lutheran Society to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse, however, Romero conceived of what was perhaps his wildest, most imaginative movie, an allegory about the nightmarish realities of growing older. The film stars Martin‘s Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds.

“We couldn’t be more excited to team up with the George A. Romero Foundation to bring this horrifying lost film to audiences,” Yellow Veil Pictures co-founder Justin Timms said in a statement. “George’s work here, as always, is an unnerving criticism of American society, this time embodied through a relentless amusement park”

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“Though not in the horror genre it is George’s most terrifying film,” Suzanne Romero, widow to the Night of the Living Dead director, said in a statement. “It has Romero’s unique footprint all over it!”

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Shriver: Michael Shannon, Kate Hudson & More Join Michael Maren Comedy

Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals, The Shape of Water), Oscar nominee Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, Bride Wars), Golden Globe winner Don Johnson (Miami Vice, Knives Out), and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite Is My Name, High Fidelity) are set to star in the comedy Shriver from director Michael Maren (A Short History of Decay), according to Deadline.

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In the film, a small college, desperate to make a splash in the literary world, thinks they have found Shriver, a famous writer who has been in hiding for 20 years. Unfortunately, the person they have located is a different Shriver, a down-on-his-luck handyman who has never read a book in his life and has trouble telling the difference between his imagination and reality. With nothing to lose, this Shriver accepts the invitation to attend the college’s literary festival. There he finds himself surrounded by adoring fans, an eccentric group of writers and wannabe writers, and meets a professor of English who captures his heart. But things come crashing down when the “real” writer shows up to expose him, posing a threat to the college and the reputation of the English professor.

Written by Maren and based on the novel by Chris Belden, the movie will also star Jimmi Simpson, Zach Braff, Mark Boone, Jr., and Aja Naomi King.

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Shriver is produced by CaliWood Pictures’ Jina Panebianco and Michael J. Reiser along with Robert Ogden Barnum and Byron Wetzel with Lucas Jarach and Josh Kesselman also producing. Executive producers include Wesley R. Sierk, III, John D. Straley, and Joseph Panebianco. Production is expected to resume “soon after the COVID-19 shutdown.”

(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images & Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Michael Kors)

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Magic School Bus Live-Action Movie in Development from Universal, Elizabeth Banks

Deadline is reporting that Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions, Universal Pictures, and Marc Platt are developing a live-action hybrid feature of Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus, based on the books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.

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With over 80 million books in print from the book series, the science-centered stories feature the intrepid Ms. Frizzle and her class, who set out on field trips in their familiar-looking yellow school bus that magically transforms into a plane, submarine, spaceship, or surfboard, depending on the science concept being explored. Banks is set to play Ms. Frizzle in the film.

“We are delighted to bring to life the iconic Ms. Frizzle and her zest for knowledge and adventure in a fresh new way that inspires the next generation of kids to explore science and supports the dedicated teachers who help make science real and accessible for young learners every day,” said Scholastic President and Chief Strategy Office Iole Lucchese. “We’re also extremely excited to be working with such top-tier partners as Elizabeth Banks, Marc Platt Productions, Brownstone Productions, Universal Pictures, and all of the amazing talent assembled for this noteworthy feature film.”

Banks will also produce the project with Max Handelman for Brownstone Productions along with President and Chief Strategy Officer Iole Lucchese and SVP and General Manager Caitlin Friedman of Scholastic Entertainment. Platt and Adam Siegel will produce via Marc Platt Productions. Alison Small will executive produce the project for Brownstone Productions. Ryan Christians from Marc Platt Productions will oversee production with Sara Scott and Lexi Barta from Universal Pictures.

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The Magic School Bus books were first adapted into a PBS animated TV series, featuring Lily Tomlin in the starring role as Ms. Frizzle. The series aired for 18 consecutive years in the U.S. and in more than 100 countries around the world, making it the longest-running kids science series in history. The series earned more than 100 awards, including an Emmy Award, Annenberg Award, and National Education Association Award. An animated sequel to the original series, The Magic School Bus Rides Again, debuted on Netflix in 2017, featuring Kate McKinnon (SNL) as Ms. Frizzle’s sister, Fiona. Multi-award-winning composer/lyricist/playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights) sang the theme song.

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Exclusive Unhinged Clip Starring Russell Crowe & Caren Pistorius

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive Unhinged clip from Solstice Studios’ psychological thriller starring Russell Crowe and Caren Pistorius. You can check out the clip now in the player below!

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Unhinged is a psychological thriller starring Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator) from Carl Ellsworth, the writer of Red Eye and Disturbia, and Lisa Ellzey, the producer of Warrior and Kingdom of Heaven. It takes an ordinary, everyday incident to its most terrifying conclusion in telling the story of a mother who leans on her horn at the wrong time, to the wrong guy. “Road rage” doesn’t begin to describe what he’s about to do to her and everyone she knows.

The film is directed by Derrick Borte (American Dreamer) and also stars Caren Pistorius (Mortal Engines), Gabriel Bateman (Lights Out, Child’s Play), Jimmi Simpson (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Westworld) and Austin P. McKenzie (When We Rise).

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Unhinged is slated to be the first wide release back in theaters on July 10.

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