January 2021 – Page 4 – Movie Retakes

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Trailer Traps a Teen Romance Inside a Time Loop

Amazon Prime Video has released the full The Map of Tiny Perfect Things trailer for their upcoming sci-fi coming-of-age romantic comedy, featuring Freaky star Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen (American Horror Story) as their characters get trapped inside of a time loop. The film will be available for streaming on February 12, 2021, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Check out the video in the player below!

Based on the short story by Lev Grossman, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things tells the story of quick-witted teen Mark, contentedly living the same day in an endless loop whose world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret form a magnetic partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect. What follows is a love story with a fantastical twist, as the two struggle to figure out how – and whether – to escape their never-ending day.

The film is led by Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen, who will both next be seen in high-profile films, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and West Side Story, respectively. The film will also feature Jermaine Harris, Anna Mikami, Josh Hamilton and Cleo Fraser.

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is directed by Ian Samuels from a screenplay written by Grossman. It is produced by Akiva Goldsman through his Weed Road Pictures.

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Øvredal, Hawkins & Amblin Team for Last Voyage of the Demeter

It’s been a year and a half since Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark helmer André Øvredal first was set to helm the adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula novel and now the project is regaining steam as Kong: Skull Island star Corey Hawkins has signed on to star with Amblin Partners attached to produce.

Based on the chapter “The Captain’s Log” from Stoker’s 1897 novel, the film will explore the story of the titular Russian schooner as it is chartered to carry private cargo – 24 unmarked wooden crates — from Carpathia to London and detail the strange events that befell the doomed crew of the ship as they’re stalked each night by a terrifying presence onboard. Upon arriving near Whitby Harbour, the ship was derelict and there was no trace of the crew.

Originally put into development in 2002 with Bragi Schult (Season of the Witch) penning the script, Øvredal was tapped to direct the film in 2019 with Ben Kingsley and Noomi Rapace reportedly set to star, but the new iteration will see the Norwegian writer/director working on a script from Zak Olkewicz, whose recent credits include Brad Pitt’s in-production Bullet Train and the second and third installments of Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy.

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The project is being produced by Mike Medavoy, Brad Fischer and Arnold Messer, whose prior credits include Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and David Fincher’s Zodiac. Amblin President of Production Jeb Brody and VP of Creative Affairs Mia Maniscalco will oversee development for the Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall-founded studio.

In addition to Demeter, Øvredal is currently at work on development for the sequel to his hit adaptation of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk for New Line Cinema.

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Honeydew Trailer From Devereux Milburn’s New Horror Feature

Honeydew Trailer From Devereux Milburn's New Horror Feature

Honeydew trailer from Devereux Milburn’s new horror feature

Dark Star Pictures has released the official trailer for the upcoming horror feature Honeydew, written and directed by Devereux Milburn (Stayed For, Wade). You can check out the trailer now in the player below!

Honeydew tells the story of a young couple (played by Sawyer Spielberg and Malin Barr) who are forced to seek shelter in the home of an aging farmer (Barbara Kingsley) and her peculiar son, when they suddenly begin having strange cravings and hallucinations taking them down a rabbit hole of the bizarre.

The movie stars Steven Spielberg’s son, Sawyer Spielberg in his feature acting debut, Malin Barr (Skyscraper, First Love, Bull), and Barbara Kingsley (The Straight Story, Jessica Jones). Stephen D’Ambrose, Jamie Bradley, and Joshua Patrick Dudley also star.

The horror movie is produced by Dan Kennedy and Alan Pierson and executive produced by David Estrakh, Mary Karr, Sam Permutt, and Oran Schwager.

Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting will be releasing Honeydew in theaters on March 12 and on VOD and on Digital on April 13.

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January 26 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases

Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s January 26 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!

New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD

Batman: Soul of the Dragon
Faced with a deadly menace from his past, Bruce Wayne must enlist the help of three former classmates to battle the otherworldy challenges ahead.

Come Play
When a mysterious creature uses a young boy’s devices to break into our world, his parents must fight to save him from the monster beyond the screens.

Fatman
To save his declining business, Chris Cringle (Mel Gibson), also known as Santa Claus, is forced into a partnership with the military. Meanwhile, a precocious 12-year-old hires a hitman to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

Tales of the Uncanny
When Covid-19 hit, Severin Films chief David Gregory and House Of Psychotic Women author Kier-La Janisse decided to ask their industry friends which Top 5 films and segments that would make the ultimate horror anthology. The result became an international Zoom-enabled documentary featuring Eli Roth, Joe Dante, Greg Nicotero, Mark Hartley, Mick Garris, Ernest Dickerson, Joko Anwar, Ramsey Campbell, David DeCoteau, Kim Newman, Jovanka Vuckovic, Luigi Cozzi, Tom Savini, Jenn Wexler, Larry Fessenden, Richard Stanley, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Brian Yuzna, Gary Sherman, Rebekah McKendry and Roger Corman in a candid discussion of the best portmanteaus in film/TV history.

Mean Man: The Story Of Chris Holmes
From iconic rock star to construction worker, Chris Holmes has lived a life of highs and lows. After losing publishing rights of his own songs and dealing with addictions, the ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist has had to start all over by living in his mother in law’s basement in France. His rise, fall and rebirth is told thru archival and concert footage and interviews with past and present band members.

Reissues

Southland Tales
Los Angeles, 2008. As the city stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental chaos, the fates of an eclectic set of characters including an amnesia-stricken action star (Dwayne Johnson), an adult film star developing her own reality TV project (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and a police officer whose identity has split in two (Seann William Scott) intertwine with each other and with the whole of humanity.

JSA – Joint Security Area
Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, leaving two North Korean soldiers dead while a wounded South Korean soldier (Lee Byung-hun) flees to safety. With the tenuous peace between the two warring nations on a knife-edge, a neutral team of investigators, headed by Swiss Army Major Sophie Jean (Lee Young-ae, Lady Vengeance), is dispatched to question both sides to determine what really happened under cover of darkness out in no-man s land.

2012 (4K)
From Roland Emmerich comes the ultimate action-adventure film; a thrill-ride of human survival, exploding with groundbreaking special effects. Starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson and Danny Glover.

Giant From The Unknown
A giant, degenerate, 16th century Spanish conqueror named Vargas, is freed from suspended animation by lightning in 1958. He then goes on a killing spree in a mountain town. A riot!

The Court Jester
Danny Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. Hawkins infiltrates the court of the evil villain Basil Rathbone, but when a sorceress hypnotises him, royal chaos ensues.

After the Thin Man
Nick investigates the case of a missing man and later a murder that is connected to Nora’s family.

Room for One More
A couple with three children who decide that three is definitely not enough. The comic complications of adopting a few new family members enliven this enjoyable family film.

The Pajama Game
Labor and management at the Sleeptite Pajama Factory aren’t sleeping much lately: A proposed 7 1⁄2-cent hourly wage increase is why – and a strike may result.

The Theatre Bizarre
Down a seedy street a young woman is obsessed with a long abandoned theatre. One night she sneaks inside. There in the vast auditorium a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an odd marionette-like man who will introduce her to six tales of the truly bizarre. As the stories unfold something strange is happening to the woman, something irreversible and horrific.

Family Portraits
Douglas Buck’s Family Portraits exposes the fear, the fetishes, and the festering behind the bland façade of suburban USA. In immaculate middle class households, repressed husbands and fathers dominate their dependents like jailers, neglected wives and mothers slash themselves to feel alive, and vulnerable children are left to inherit the legacy of abuse.

New On Digital HD

Born a Champion
Dennis Quaid and Sean Patrick Flanery headline this powerful underdog story about a beaten jujitsu fighter who gets a second shot at glory when a rematch with his foe is declared.

Our Friend
After Nicole and Matthew receive life-altering news, the couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold to move into their family home.

Caged
An affluent African American psychiatrist is sent to federal prison after he is found guilty of murdering his wife. A victim of systemic racism, he eventually finds himself in solitary confinement, slowly descending into madness and pushed to breaking point.

TV on Blu-ray and DVD

Border Town Season 1
In Season 1 of hit Finnish crime thriller Bordertown, Chief investigator Kari Sorjonen and his family move to a small town to enjoy a more peaceful life. But it seems that the idyllic existence they had hoped for is far from the reality of this bordertown nestled between Finland and Russia.

You: The Complete Second Season (DVD)
Bookstore clerk Joe (Penn Badgley) transplants his tongue-in-cheek attitude regarding modern dating, social media and obsessive love from New York to Los Angeles in Season Two of the surprise hit series.

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Disney+’s Pinocchio Film Adds Luke Evans as The Coachman

Disney+’s Pinocchio film adds Luke Evans as The Coachman

After already helping bring the iconic Disney villain Gaston to life in the House of Mouse’s live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, Luke Evans is ready for another chilling antagonist as he’s joining Tom Hanks in the Robert Zemeckis-helmed Pinocchio as Pleasure Island owner and operator The Coachman, according to Deadline.

Hanks had previously been in talks for the role of Geppetto two years prior when Paddington helmer Paul King was attached to co-write and direct the film, but once King left the deal with Hanks was abandoned. Sources previously report that the new deal with the Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood star are in very early negotiations but that after having read the script co-written by Zemeckis and Chris Weitz (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), he reached out to the director to express his interest in starring in the project.

Zemeckis and Hanks’ collaborative partnership goes back to the latter’s second-consecutive Oscar-winning turn in Forrest Gump and would later reunite on Cast Away, which netted Hanks another Oscar nom and a Golden Globe win, followed by the Christmas cult classic The Polar Express. The project is set to be produced by Weitz and Andrew Miano via their Depth of Field production banner.

Pinocchio will center on the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a “real boy,” and the relationship between a father and son, the ramifications of lying and creating stories and living in a fantasy world.

The original Pinocchio, based on the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, first debuted in theaters in 1940 and won two Academy Awards. In the 1940 Disney-animated film Pinocchio, the lead role was voiced by Dickie Jones, Jiminy Cricket by Cliff Edwards, and Master Geppetto by Christian Rubb.

Zemeckis is currently in post-production on his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches for Warner Bros. starring Anne Hathaway, which was recently delayed from its October 2020 release to a currently undated 2021 debut as theaters still grapple with the ongoing global pandemic.

(Photo Credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

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Godzilla vs. Kong Delayed a Week, Plus James Wan’s Malignant Set for September

Godzilla vs. Kong Delayed a Week, Plus James Wan's Malignant Set for September

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Godzilla vs. Kong Delayed a Week, Plus James Wan’s Malignant Set for September

Warner Bros.’ Godzilla vs. Kong domestic release has been delayed from March 26, 2021, to the following week, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Additionally, James Wan’s upcoming horror movie Malignant has been dated for a September 10, 2021 release in theaters and IMAX from New Line Cinema, as well as on HBO Max. The movie will be available on the streamer for 31 days from its theatrical release.

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The epic action-adventure Godzilla vs. Kong will pit two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another — the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong — with humanity caught in the balance.

The film stars Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies, The Little Drummer Girl), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Rebecca Hall (Christine, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, Widows), Shun Oguri (Gintama), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist), and Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2). Also starring in the highly-anticipated movie are Kyle Chandler (The Wolf of Wall Street, Manchester by the Sea) and Demián Bichir (The Nun, The Hateful Eight).

The fourth installment in Warner Bros.’ Pictures and Legendary’s Monsterverse is directed by Adam Wingard from a script written by Oscar nominee Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean, Deja Vu, Shrek). The film is being produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod, and Brian Rogers, with Kenji Okuhira, Yoshimitsu Banno, Jon Jashni and Thomas Tull serving as executive producers. Jay Ashenfelter, Jen Conroy and Tamara Kent are co-producers.

The most recent film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, hit theaters in summer 2019. It ended with Godzilla taking his rightful place as the ruler of all Titans. Unfortunately, the movie was a financial disappointment, grossing only $385.9 million against a budget estimated to be as high as $200 million.

Godzilla vs. Kong is set to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on March 31, 2021.

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Robert Rodriguez Teaming With Skydance for Spy Kids Reimagining

Robert Rodriguez teaming with Skydance for Spy Kids reimagining

It’s been a decade since Robert Rodriguez’s hit family adventure comedy franchise Spy Kids made it to the big screen with its fourth installment and now the writer/director is teaming up with Skydance Media and Spyglass Media Group to develop a reimagining of the series, according to Deadline.

The new film, which will see Rodriguez return as both writer and director as he did with the original four films, will once again revolve around the activities of a multicultural family involved in the world of espionage, though it’s currently unclear if it will take a similar approach as the last installment, which saw a new family of spies, save from Jessica Alba’s Marissa, paternal aunt to original heroes Juni and Carmen Cortez.

Coming off the heels of more adult fare, including the first two installments in his El Mariachi trilogy, first collaboration with Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn and body-snatching teen horror The Faculty, the original Spy Kids proved to be a big hit for Rodriguez and Dimension Films, garnering rave reviews from critics and audiences and grossing over $147 million on its $35 million budget. It success spawned a franchise that would include three sequels, all of which were written and directed by Rodriguez and continued to bring in solid box office returns, though would lessen in critical favor, with only the first sequel receiving generally positive reviews from critics.

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A new installment in the Spy Kids franchise would mark Rodriguez’ latest return to the family-friendly genre following his Netflix adventure We Can Be Heroes, itself a follow-up to his 2005 effort The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl. Following Heroes‘ critical and viewership success on the streaming platform, a sequel is currently in development with Rodriguez returning.

Skydance, who optioned the rights to the franchise from IP owner Spyglass, will serve as the lead studio on the project and oversee its development and production while Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre are attached to executive produce.

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Silk Road Trailer Features Nick Robinson as an Internet Drug Lord

Lionsgate Movies has released the official Silk Road trailer for their upcoming crime thriller film, featuring Nick Robinson as his character runs an Amazon-like drug-selling website while Jason Clarke’s character tries to hunt him down. The film will arrive in select theaters, on digital and on VOD on February 19, 2021. Check out the video in the player below!

Inspired by larger-than-life actual events, this riveting crime thriller follows the rise and fall of Silk Road, the infamous darknet site that sent a seismic shock through the World Wide Web. Young, idealistic, and driven to succeed, Ross Ulbricht creates the internet’s first unregulated marketplace: Silk Road. But when it becomes a multimillion-dollar pipeline for illicit drugs, Ross is set on a collision course with Rick Bowden, a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent, who will use any means necessary to take him down.

The film stars Nick Robinson (Love Simon), Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty), Alexandra Shipp (Tragedy Girls), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Paul Walter-Hauser (Richard Jewell), Darrell Britt-Gibson (Power), Katie Aselton (Legion), Lexi Rabe and Daniel David Stewart.

Silk Road is written and directed by Tiller Russell, based on the Rolling Stone article titled “Dead End on Silk Road” written by David Kushner. The film is produced by Stephen Gans, David Hyman, Duncan Montgomery, and Alex Orlovsky.

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POLL: Who Should Win in Godzilla vs. Kong?

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POLL: Who Should Win in Godzilla vs. Kong?

With this weekend bringing the arrival of the long-awaited first trailer for the crossover installment of Legendary’s MonsterVerse, Godzilla vs. Kong, we are asking our readers which titular creature they’d like to see come out victorious in the action blockbuster. Let us know your thoughts in the poll and comments below!

Who Should Win in Godzilla vs. Kong?

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Godzilla vs. Kong is set to arrive in theaters and on HBO Max on March 26, 2021.

What do you think of the Godzilla vs. Kong trailer? Let us know in the comments below!

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Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland Featurette Highlights Life on the Road

Chloé Zhao's Nomadland Featurette Highlights Life on the Road

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Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland Featurette Highlights Life on the Road

Searchlight Pictures has released a new featurette for director Chloé Zhao’s forthcoming drama film Nomadland, featuring Zhao and Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand as they talk about the process of creating the film’s main character. The acclaimed film will be arriving on Friday, February 19 on Hulu as well as in select theaters and drive-ins. Check out the video in the player below!

Based on Jessica Bruder’s 2017 non-fiction book of the same name, the story centers on Fern (McDormand), a woman who, after the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.

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Alongside McDormand, Nomadland will feature appearances from real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West, while also co-starring Oscar nominee David Strathairn (Nightmare Alley).

Nomadland is written and directed by Chloe Zhao (The Rider, Eternals), her third feature film, who also edited the film herself. McDormand produces the film alongside Zhao, Peter Spears (Call Me By Your Name), Mollye Asher (The Rider), and Dan Janvey (Beasts of the Southern Wild).

The movie had its world premiere with simultaneous screenings on September 11 at the 77th Venice International Film Festival and the 45th Toronto International Film Festival, which both earned the film prestigious awards which are the Golden Lion and the People’s Choice Award, respectively. Due its critical success, the film is also currently a potential frontrunner for the upcoming 2021 Oscars.

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Month: January 2021

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Trailer Traps a Teen Romance Inside a Time Loop

Øvredal, Hawkins & Amblin Team for Last Voyage of the Demeter

Honeydew trailer from Devereux Milburn’s new horror feature

January 26 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases

New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD

Reissues

New On Digital HD

TV on Blu-ray and DVD

Disney+’s Pinocchio film adds Luke Evans as The Coachman

Godzilla vs. Kong Delayed a Week, Plus James Wan’s Malignant Set for September

Robert Rodriguez teaming with Skydance for Spy Kids reimagining

Silk Road Trailer Features Nick Robinson as an Internet Drug Lord

POLL: Who Should Win in Godzilla vs. Kong?

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland Featurette Highlights Life on the Road