Month: December 2020

December 1 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases

Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s December 1 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! We’ve highlighted this week’s releases in detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!

Reissues

The Lord of the Rings: Motion Picture Trilogy (4K)
This critically acclaimed epic trilogy follows the quest undertaken by the hobbit, Frodo Baggins, and his fellowship of companions to save Middle-earth by destroying the One Ring and defeating the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron.

The Hobbit: Motion Picture Trilogy (4K)
Peter Jackson journeys back to Middle-earth with an all-new adventure following Bilbo Baggins, who’s swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Bilbo, along with the company of thirteen dwarves and the wizard Gandalf the Grey, encounter trolls, orcs, goblins, elves and the mysterious Gollum.

Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection
Bugs Bunny first hopped onto the screen in 1940 and he’s been a pop-culture icon ever since. More than eight generations have enjoyed the timeless antics of the carrot-munching wise guy who always outsmarts his rivals. Cartoons, movies, TV, comics, music, sports and more – this wascally wabbit has done it all. Clever pranks and one-liners are here, along with interviews with today’s most renowned animators, historians and superstars. Enjoy the full range of his silly and smart-alecky personality with 60 theatrical shorts restored and remastered to their original 4×3 aspect ratio on Blu-ray for the first time.

Blade (4K)
Wesley Snipes plays a half-mortal, half-immortal charged with ridding the earth of a race of vampires led by Stephen Dorff in this action- packed blockbuster.

Beverly Hills Cop (4K)
The heat is on in this fast paced action-comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street smart Detroit cop tracking down his best friend’s killer in Beverly Hills.

Coming to America (4K steelbook)
Join EDDIE MURPHY on an unforgettable comic quest to the New World. As an African Prince, it’s time for him to find a princess. The mission leads him and his most loyal friend (ARSENIO HALL) to New York. Watch Murphy and Hall in classic cameo roles!

Trading Places
The story of a down-and-out con artist who trades lifestyles with a well-to-do investor.

Popeye
The sailor man travels to Sweethaven, falls in love with Olive Oyl, adopts Sweetpea and makes an enemy with Bluto.

The Golden Child
A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate.

Continental Divide
Ernie Souchak (John Belushi), a tough Chicago reporter, gets a little too close to the Mob, and his apartment is blown up. To take the heat off of him, his editor sends him to Colorado to investigate an eagle researcher (Blair Brown). Sparring partners at first, the pair eventually fall in love, but Ernie Souchak must return to Chicago when one of his sources is mysteriously killed.

Attack
Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, and Lee Marvin star in a gritty and cynical combat drama. In the last days of WWII, the actions of a cowardly and inept Captain (Albert) leads to friction between him and his Lieutenant (Palance), and eventually tragedy. Robert Aldrich (“The Dirty Dozen”) directs this tale of a war where not every gun is pointed at the enemy.

Apache
One of Geronimo’s subchiefs, Massai, is the only Apache who refuses to surrender after Geronimo’s death, and conducts a one-man war against the white man for his tribe’s rights…battling for the West with knife, arrow and gun. Based on the novel “Bronco Apache” by Paul I. Wellman.

New On Digital HD

Esau (exclusive clip)
A 40-year-old writer returns to his family house where he was raised and that he escaped after half a lifetime – to face his brother who stayed instead, inherited their family bakery and married the woman who they both loved.

The Loss Adjuster (exclusive clip)
Hapless Loss Adjuster Martin Dyer’s life is spiraling out of control and when his wife leaves him the week before Christmas, he reaches rock bottom. But a chance encounter could change his life if he can just seize what’s right in front of him.

Evergreen (exclusive clip)
Family, Romance, Holidays – what could go wrong?

Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound Of Thunder
Restored, re-edited and remixed from the original film reels and masters, this 1988 US concert film features David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright–Pink Floyd at its incendiary best.

Stardust
Chronicles a young David Bowie’s (Johnny Flynn) first visit to the US – a trip that sparked the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Also starring Marc Maron and Jena Malone.

TV on Blu-ray and DVD

Mission: Impossible: The Original TV Series
Be there for the legendary missions that started it all! The original, Emmy-winning series that gave rise to a blockbuster franchise debuts on Blu-ray in a 46-disc set that includes all 171 unforgettable episodes.

Chernobyl (4K)
Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson, ‘Chernobyl’ tells the story of the 1986 nuclear accident in this HBO Miniseries.

Perry Mason: The Complete First Season
Set in 1932 Los Angeles, this series will focus on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason, based on characters from Erle Stanley Gardner’s novels.

Green Eggs and Ham: The Complete First Season (DVD)
A chance meeting at a diner, and a switch-up with the briefcases, results in these two unlikely companions getting mixed up on an adventure that takes them on a journey of self-discovery. The two mismatched souls cross paths with the overprotective Michellee (DIANE KEATON), whose daughter, EB (ILANA GLAZER) desperately wants a pet.

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The 10 Best Dreamworks Animation Movies

With the recent release of The Croods: A New Age, ComingSoon.net is taking a look at some of the best movies Dreamworks Animation has to offer. Check out our selections in the gallery below!

Always regarded as some sort of second-best in comparison to Walt Disney Pictures, Dreamworks Animation deserves some recognition in their own right. Of course their films don’t compare to Disney and Pixar’s biggest hits, but here’s the thing: Dreamworks Animation has never tried to compare. They’re at their absolute best when they’re diverting from the beaten path, straying from the well-trodden ground that Disney and Pixar have dominated for over two decades.

From children’s book adaptations to fairy tale adaptations to brand-new original stories of their own, Dreamworks Animation exists tangentially to Disney, Pixar, and all the other animation studios in the game. Sometimes they’re clearly trying to do their own spin on what another studio’s doing, but most of the time they’re just trying to make it on their own. These are the absolute greatest examples of that.

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Wonder Woman 1984 To Debut On HBO Max in 4K, HDR 10, Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos

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Wonder Woman 1984 To Debut On HBO Max in 4K, HDR 10, Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos

It was announced today by director Patty Jenkins that Wonder Woman 1984 will become the first title on HBO Max available in 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos when it premieres December 25. You can check out Jenkins’ message below!

Excited to announce that #WW84 will be the first film on HBO Max available in 4K Ultra HD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision AND Dolby Atmos! Can’t wait. IN THEATERS on Dec. 25th and exclusively streaming in the US on @hbomax. PLEASE find the biggest and highest quality screen you can!! pic.twitter.com/wNREvcTUjB

— Patty Jenkins (@PattyJenks) December 1, 2020

This premium viewing experience will be available on supported devices including Apple TV 4K, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, Amazon Fire TV Cube and 4K Fire TV Edition smart TVs, Chromecast Ultra, AT&T TV and supported Android TV devices.

HBO Max has additionally announced that it will expand these capabilities to further films and TV series, as well as adding support for additional devices, throughout 2021.

Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big-screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah. With director Patty Jenkins back at the helm and Gal Gadot returning in the title role, Wonder Woman 1984 is Warner Bros. Pictures’ follow up to the DC Super Hero’s first outing, 2017’s record-breaking Wonder Woman.

The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as The Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope, and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta. Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot, and Stephen Jones are producing the film. Rebecca Steel Roven Oakley, Richard Suckle, Marianne Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo, and Wesley Coller are the executive producers. Patty Jenkins directed from a screenplay she wrote with Geoff Johns & David Callaham, story by Jenkins & Johns, based on characters from DC.

The sequel was originally intended to be released in 2019 but was then delayed to June 5, 2020. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the film was then pushed back to two times to August and October before finally landing on its current December 25, 2020, release.

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Universal, James Wan & Julius Avery Team for New Van Helsing

As Universal has seemingly found its path to success in revitalizing their class Monster movie library with The Invisible Man and a number of promising projects in the works, they are partnering up with James Wan and Julius Avery to develop a new Van Helsing film, according to Deadline.

The film, whose story is being kept under wraps aside from keeping it in the world of the titular monster hunter, will be rewritten by the Overlord director on Eric Pearson (Black Widow, Godzilla vs. Kong)’s original script. The new film will be directed by Avery while modern horror icon Wan (The Conjuring Universe) is attached to produce via his Atomic Monster production banner alongside Michael Clear, while Judson Scott is set to executive produce.

Helsing, who first appeared in Bram Stoker’s legendary novel Dracula, has been seen on screen performed by a number of stars over the years including Edward Van Sloan in Universal’s 1931 adaptation of the novel as well as Peter Cushing in Hammer’s film series, Laurence Olivier, Anthony Hopkins and Thomas Kretschmann.

Most notably was in 2004’s eponymous film written and directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) and starring Hugh Jackman in the titular role in a loose adaptation of the character that Universal was hoping to launch into a new franchise, but following the film’s poor reception from critics and only bringing in $300 million on its estimated $170 million production budget, the studio elected to keep the character in their pockets for a hopeful future outing.

Though it’s currently unclear if Avery’s take on the character will be R-rated like his last directorial effort, the critically acclaimed Nazi zombie actioner Overlord, sources report the studio is very open to this possibility given that the most recent revitalization of a Classic Monster property, Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man, garnered rave reviews and grossed over $130 million on its $7 million budget.

(Photo Credits: Getty Images)

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The Mauritanian Trailer Starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley & Benedict Cumberbatch

STXfilms has released the official trailer for the thriller The Mauritanian starring Oscar winner Jodie Foster (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs), BAFTA nominee Tahar Rahim (A Prophet, The Serpent), Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies, The Descendants), and Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Patrick Melrose). Based on the book Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, you can check out the trailer for the film in the player below!

Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far-reaching conspiracy. Based on the New York Times best-selling memoir, this is the explosive true story of a fight for survival against all odds.

Pick up your copy of the memoir here!

Directed by Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September) and written by M.B. Traven and Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, the movie also stars Zachary Levi and Saamer Usmani.

The Mauritanian was produced by Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Cumberbatch, Lloyd Levin, Beatriz Levin, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Branwen Prestwood Smith, and Michael Bronner. The film is distributed by STXfilms and financed and executive produced by 30West and Topic Studios in partnership with BBC Film.

The movie will release on February 19, 2021.

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Exclusive Celebremos: Eterna Navidad Clip From Pantaya’s Holiday Special

Exclusive Celebremos: Eterna Navidad Clip From Pantaya's Holiday Special

Exclusive Celebremos: Eterna Navidad Clip From Pantaya’s Holiday Special

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip from Pantaya’s, a Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group joint venture, upcoming holiday special Celebremos: Eterna Navidad, hosted by international superstar and multiple Grammy-winning artist Juanes and his beloved wife Karen Martinez. You can check out the clip now in the player below!

The star-studded comedy and musical event featuring worldly renowned Latinx talent will premiere on the premium Spanish-language streaming service on December 4. The special is produced by Pantaya, Elefantec Global, Plataforma, and Universal Music Group.

Celebremos: Eterna Navidad will feature musical performances by Alejandro Fernández & América Fernández & Camila Fernández, Valentina Fernández, Juanes & Jay De La Cueva, Los Tigres Del Norte, Manuel Carrasco, Banda El Recodo, Morat & Danna Paola, Gloria Trevi, Edith Márquez & Luciano Pereyra, Paty Cantú, Kurt, La Adictiva Banda San José De Mesillas. The feel good special will also include A-list guests Aislinn Derbez, Ana De La Reguera, Sebastian Zurita, Ricardo O’Farrill, Chef Benito Molina and Chef Solange Muris.

“We all need a little extra Christmas cheer this year and what better way to bring people together than by a holiday special featuring joyful music and celebrity fun,” said Mario Almeida, Pantaya Vice President of Programming, Development, and Acquisitions. “We are excited to be working with the biggest names in Latinx entertainment and to partner with Pepe Baston’s Elefantec Global, Plataforma and Universal Music Group.”

Enjoy cheerful music, celebrity secrets, and delicious “Nochebuena” cooking recipes as you experience a holiday special unlike anything you’ve seen before and share in the magic that is Christmas when Celebremos: Eterna Navidad premieres on Pantaya across the U.S. and Puerto Rico on Friday, December 4.

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Earwig and the Witch Trailer Introduces Studio Ghibli’s Newest Heroine

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Earwig and the Witch Trailer Introduces Studio Ghibli’s Newest Heroine

The first trailer for Studio Ghibli’s newest animated and first-ever CG film Earwig and the Witch has finally arrived online through Twitter (via NHK), featuring a new look at Aya’s magical world as she bravely stands up to her evil foster parents. The film is still set to make its world premiere on December 18 in Japan and it is expected to be released in the U.S. by GKIDS. Check out the video in the player below!

First trailer of new Studio Ghibli movie “Earwig and the Witch”, directed by Goro Miyazaki.https://t.co/KDUFbyclII pic.twitter.com/fV9Rzn7lcq

— Catsuka (@catsuka) December 1, 2020

Earwig and the Witch (or Aya and the Witch) will be based on the 2011 children’s novel of the same name which was written by the late British author Diana Wynne Jones, who has also written the source novel for Studio Ghibli’s popular fantasy film Howl’s Moving Castle. The novel follows the story of a smart orphan girl named Earwig as she gets adopted by a woman named Bella Yaga, who turns out to be a cruel witch that takes her to live in a haunted house.

Pick up a copy of the book here!

In the film, Not every orphan would love living at St. Morwald’s Home for Children, but Earwig does. She gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it, and it’s been that way since she was dropped on the orphanage doorstep as a baby. But all that changes the day Bella Yaga and the Mandrake come to St. Morwald’s, disguised as foster parents. Earwig is whisked off to their mysterious house full of invisible rooms, potions, and spell books, with magic around every corner. Most children would run in terror from a house like that . . . but not Earwig. Using her own cleverness—with a lot of help from a talking cat—she decides to show the witch who’s boss.

Earwig and the Witch is directed by Goro Miyazaki, the son of Spirited Away director Hayao Miyazaki, who is also being credited with the planning of the film. It is a co-production by Studio Ghibli, NHK, and NEP.

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Quibi Is Officially Dead Nearly Eight Months After Debut

After announcing in late October that Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile streaming platform Quibi would be shutting down less than seven months following its initial launch on April 6, the bite-sized streamer app is no longer operable as of today (via Variety). The outlet reports that the app will remain on users’ devices until it is officially deleted, but the app “no longer allows users to sign in (returning an error message if they try to) or access any Quibi content.”

Founded by Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, the service’s social accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have either gone private or been wiped clean as the business winds down.

Word broke in September that Katzenberg was bringing the company to other brands in a pitch effort to sell the service, composed of 500,000 subscribers, to everyone including Apple, WarnerMedia, and Facebook, but failed to sell the programming rights to studios such as NBCUniversal, who were reportedly “put off by the fact that Quibi doesn’t own many of the shows it puts on its platform.”

Variety also shared that the interactive-video company Eko is still “seeking to recoup nearly $100 million in damages from Quibi,” alleging that the streaming service’s “Turnstyle video-toggling feature infringed its patents and that Katzenberg’s startup stole trade secrets. Quibi has called the claims baseless.”

As far as Katzenberg’s future, a media exec told the outlet that they believe he will “go off the grid for a while to lick his wounds. This one must be very painful for him, because it was so high profile and it failed so fast.”

At its April launch, Quibi had roughly 50 original titles including various reality series starring Jennifer Lopez, Chrissy Teigen, and Chance the Rapper, as well as a number of major scripted programs including Sam Raimi’s 50 States of Fright, the Liam Hemsworth-starring Most Dangerous Game, Anna Kendrick-led Dummy, Kevin Hart-starring Die Hart and the revival of Comedy Central’s Reno! 911.

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Penguin Bloom: Netflix Acquires U.S. Rights to Naomi Watts-Led Drama

According to Variety, Netflix has successfully acquired the North American distribution rights to the upcoming film adaptation of Penguin Bloom, based on Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom’s best-selling novel of the same name. The streamer is planning to release the film on January 27, 2021, in the U.S. as well as in the U.K., France, and some select countries in Asia. Starring Oscar nominee Naomi Watts and The Walking Dead alum Andrew Lincoln, the film had its world premiere back in September at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.

“We all fell in love with the life-affirming nature of Sam’s story and her undeniable spirit. The emotional journey she and her family go on after Penguin enters their lives is unforgettable. We have a wonderful partner in Netflix and we’re delighted they will be bringing ‘Penguin Bloom’ to audiences around the world,” the producers said in a joint statement.

Based on the real-life story of Samantha Bloom, the film centers around an active and vibrant Australian mom who is paralyzed from the chest down on holiday with her family. Her struggle to forge ahead is helped along by a wounded baby magpie her kids take in, named Penguin. As they nurse Penguin back to health, the incredible joy, playfulness, and strength she exudes fortify the family and especially lift Sam’s spirits. Penguin’s resilience demonstrates that, however bleak things may seem, compassion, friendship, and support can come from unexpected places ensuring there will always be better days ahead.

Pick up a copy of the book here!

Penguin Bloom stars Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive, Impossible), Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, The Walking Dead), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom), Rachel House (Moana, Thor: Ragnarok), and Leeanna Walsman (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones). It will also feature Lisa Hensley, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Felix Cameron, and Abe Clifford-Barr.

Penguin Bloom is directed by Glendyn Ivin from a screenplay adapted by Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps. The film is produced by Watts and Emma Cooper through their Jam Tart Films banner along with Made Up Stories’ Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, and Jodi Matterson. It is executive produced by Sam and Cameron Bloom along with Sonia Amoroso, George Kekeli, Meryl Metni, Ricci Swart, Greive, Joel Pearlman, Edwina Waddy, and Jill Bilcock.

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Noah Hawley Talks Future of Alien TV Series and Star Trek 4

Well, fans will have to wait for a while before watching anything new from the Alien Universe. When Disney acquired 21st Century Fox, the rights of the franchise passed to the House of Mouse, which seemed potentially interested in a TV series with the famous xenomorph. But according to Legion showrunner Noah Hawley, the talks for a show have stalled, for the moment (via SuperHeroHype).

“I know that there’s an effort to reshuffle a lot of things post-Disney takeover and it was a conversation that I had a couple years back,” he said to Deadline. “And I have not in the last few weeks been having those conversations about it. But I know that like any studio that there’s a great desire to make the most of one’s library so I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like that.”

In the same interview, Hawley also talked about the future of the Star Trek movies. He was at one point attached to the fourth movie after the reboot. But like with the Alien show, it seems that things are on hold at Paramount right now.

“It doesn’t appear to be in my immediate future,” he added. “I think when Emma [Watts, President of Paramount Pictures] came in, she took a look at the franchise and wanted to go in a different direction with it. But you know, life is long, we were very close to production but in this business that doesn’t mean much. You got to get out of the gate to be in the race if you know what I mean.”

Do you think that we will get an Alien series? And what do you think about the future of Star Trek 4? Let us know in the comments section below.

Recommended Reading: The Making of Alien

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