CS Unboxed: Minions: The Rise of Gru Toys

Mattel, LEGO and Just Play have provided ComingSoon.net with a whole slew of new toys from the forthcoming animated sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru for our latest episode of CS Unboxed. Check out the fun video unboxing below, along with purchase links below that!

Originally set to release on July 3, 2020, Minions: The Rise of Gru will now hit theaters on July 2, 2021.

Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru Jumbo Plush Bob

Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru Jumbo Plush Stuart

LEGO Minions: Brick-Built Minions and Their Lair

LEGO Minions Unstoppable Bike Chase

Minions Fart ‘N Fire Super-Size Blaster

Mattel Minions Loud N’ Rowdy Stuart

Mattel Minions Loud N’ Rowdy Otto

Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru Fart Blastin’ Minions Surprise

Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru Boogie Dancing Bob

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Written by Brian Lynch, Minions: The Rise of Gru serves as a continuation of the 2015 film Minions, this time focusing on the Minions (Pierre Coffin) during their first encounter with a young Felonious Gru (Steve Carell), a 12-year-old with a dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain.

In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.

When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn’t go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

The movie also stars Taraji P. Henson as cool and confident Vicious 6 leader Belle Bottom, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Clawed, Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, Dolph Lundgren as Svengeance and Danny Trejo as Stronghold.

Minions earned $1.159 billion globally in 2015. In the film, Minions have served (and accidentally eliminated) history’s most despicable villains. After their latest explosive mistake leaves them without an evil leader, the Minions fall into a deep depression. With the tribe on the brink of collapse, three unlikely heroes—Kevin, Stuart, and Bob—embark on a journey to find a new big boss. When their quest leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock), our three heroes must face their biggest challenge yet: saving all of Minionkind… from annihilation.

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Featuring a soundtrack of hit music from the ’60s, Minions was produced by Illumination’s Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy and was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda. Brian Lynch wrote the screenplay for the 3D-CG comedy adventure, and Chris Renaud served as executive producer of the film.

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Disney’s Mulan release date shifts once again

Walt Disney Pictures has once again shifted the Mulan release date for their highly-anticipated live-action adaptation. Originally slated for March 27, then July 24, the movie will now open on August 21 where it is currently slated to go against Lionsgate’s horror film Antebellum and the Focus Features drama Let Him Go. This is also the same date the Disney+ streaming platform will release the animated movie The One and Only Ivan.

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When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential. It is an epic journey that will transform her into an honored warrior and earn her the respect of a grateful nation…and a proud father.

Mulan features a celebrated international cast led by Liu Yifei (The Forbidden Kingdom, Once Upon a Time) was cast as Hua Mulan following a year-long global casting search. Joining her are Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) as Böri Khan; Yoson An (The Meg) as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li (Memoirs of a Geisha, Raise the Red Lantern) as Xianniang and Jet Li (Shaolin Temple, Lethal Weapon 4) as the Emperor.

RELATED: The Official Mulan Trailer And Poster Are Here!

The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Elizabeth Martin & Lauren Hynek based on the narrative poem “The Ballad of Mulan.”

Mulan lands in theaters on August 21, 2020.

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Rating:

7.5/10

Cast:

Will Ferrell as Lars Erickssong
Rachel McAdams as Sigrit Ericksdottir
Pierce Brosnan as Erick Erickssong
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Neils Brongus
Melissanthi Mahut as Mita Xenakis
Joi Johannsson as Jorn
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Policeman – Arnar
Graham Norton as Graham Norton

Written by Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele
Directed by David Dobkin

Click here to watch the Eurovision movie on Netflix right now!

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Review

There’s a scene in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga in which Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, who play Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir (probably not related), dressed in angel wings, jump on stage to perform their big musical number in front of the world. Because it’s a comedy, the situation goes awry and ends with Lars toppling to the stage in one of Ferrell’s patented fits.

Your enjoyment of David Dobkin’s new Netflix comedy depends on your reaction to that specific sequence. Either you still get a kick out of watching a scantily clad Ferrell shout hysterically while performing pratfalls, or you’ve moved on.

Personally, I’ve always enjoyed Ferrell’s antics. And so, I enjoyed this goofy adventure even if it felt a little overlong and never reached the heights of the comedian’s best work, namely Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy or Blades of Glory.

Eurovision follows a similar path to the latter in that it begins with a child yearning to perform in a ridiculous competition; and follows his crazy path to stardom. In this case, Lars and Sigrit, two Icelandic friends, long to take center stage and win the Eurovision Song Contest. Of course, neither is very good at singing nor performing as evidenced by an early scene in which the duo performs a ballad on a Casio piano in Lars’ basement, much to the chagrin of Lars’ father Erick (Pierce Brosnan, who never ages). But each is ignorant/innocent enough to believe they have what it takes to really soar.

When a chance opportunity presents itself — a person on the Eurovision committee literally closes his eyes and points at their names — Lars and Sigrit travel to the big show and incur the usual plot beats found in other films of this ilk — i.e., asshole producers, horny groupies, and token villains who want to see the would-be couple fail.

It’s all in good fun, of course, but far too routine. We’ve seen this same song and dance numerous times before in better films. If anything, the production, like a lot of Ferrell’s recent endeavors, feels lazy. As though the producers decided that dropping the actor into another outrageous scenario would naturally produce fireworks, even with a relatively weak script (co-written by Ferrell) that takes zero chances.

Still, there are fun moments scattered about, such as the bit where Lars and Sigrit shout “Shit” so loudly it causes an avalanche. Lars and Sigrit’s second performance on stage also results in some big laughs — again, depending on whether you think this whole situation is funny. And the big musical numbers (of which there are many) that hilariously riff on those stupid “America’s Got Talent” shows are well designed and executed.

I also enjoyed Rachel McAdams, who has long demonstrated her comedic chops in films like Wedding Crashers and Game Night. The actress goes full-on comedy here and fits the material well. Whether someone of her caliber deserves to be dragged around on stage and thrown to the floor in violent fashion is up for debate.

This type of high concept comedy is tricky to pull off. Blades of Glory pulled off the endeavor better than most and managed to take the concept of two male ice skaters and turn it into a consistently hilarious comedy that went far and above its basic premise. Eurovision attempts the same feat, but can’t decided where to go with its topic of choice. As a brief SNL sketch, the concept works. As a two-plus hour film? Eh … it works in droves.

Overall, if you’re a fan of Ferrell, you’ll likely enjoy Eurovision’s outlandish theatrics. It doesn’t rank up there with the actor’s best, but it’s certainly better than the likes of Holmes & Watson.

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Christina Hodson & Margot Robbie reunite for new Pirates of the Caribbean

After months of rumors regarding the future of the blockbuster Disney franchise, The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson and star Margot Robbie are reuniting for a new Pirates of the Caribbean film!

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Though plot details are being kept close to the chest at the moment for the early-in-development project, sources report that the film is not meant to be a spinoff of the Jack Sparrow-led franchise but rather a new original story with new characters under the same titular moniker inspired by the Disneyland ride of the same name.

The film from the Birds of Prey team is also set to be a different project from the long-in-development sixth film of the Sparrow-focused franchise, which has seen a number of directors and writers come and go, currently seeing Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and franchise co-creator Ted Elliott penning the current draft. Reports surfaced last month that Disney was eying to make the sixth film a female-led reboot of the franchise with Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) and Emma Watson (Harry Potter) reportedly being the frontrunners to star while Johnny Depp’s role was in doubt amidst his domestic abuse scandal.

Jerry Bruckheimer, who has been attached to franchise going back to its 2003 inception, will once again produce the Robbie-starring and Hodson-penned project alongside producing the sixth film in the Sparrow-centric series from Elliott and Mazin.

The studio has been looking for a way to keep the franchise alive following the fifth installment in 2017 which, though ranked as the second lowest-grossing entry in the series globally and the lowest grossing domestically, grossed an impressive $794 million worldwide at the box office.

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The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise began in 2003 with the debut installment, The Curse of the Black Pearl, which received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed almost $700 million at the global box office and earning five Oscar nominations, including Depp for Best Actor. This success spawned four sequels which, though generally declining in critical reception, were still box office hits, with the second and fourth installments grossing over $1 billion each at the global box office.

After penning a few poorly-received thrillers, Hodson broke out in Hollywood with 2018’s Transformers spinoff prequel Bumblebee, which received the highest reviews of the franchise and was a box office success. She would follow it up with Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), the Robbie-led Suicide Squad spinoff that hit theaters earlier this year which, though receiving generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, did fall short of its break-even point at the box office, and is currently attached as the writer for DCEU’s The Flash and Batgirl.

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Shudder unveils trailer for cosmic body horror The Beach House

AMC’s horror-tinged streaming service Shudder has unveiled the first chilling trailer for the upcoming cosmic body horror The Beach House from Jeffrey A. Brown in his feature directorial debut. The trailer for the film can be viewed in the player below!

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Escaping to his family’s beach house to reconnect, Emily and Randall find their off-season trip interrupted by Mitch and Jane Turner, an older couple acquainted with Randall’s estranged father. Unexpected bonds form as the couples let loose and enjoy the isolation, but it all takes an ominous turn as increasingly strange environmental phenomena begin to warp their peaceful evening. As the effects of an infection become evident, Emily struggles to make sense of the contagion before it’s too late.

The cast for the film includes Liana Liberato (To The Stars), Noah Le Gros (A Score to Settle), Jake Weber (Thank You For Your Service) and Maryanne Nagel (Into the Storm). Andrew Corkin, Tyler Davidson and Sophia Lin are all attached as producers on the project. 

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The Beach House is set to debut on Shudder on July 9.

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New to Stream: Starz July 2020 Movie & TV Titles Announced

Starz has unveiled its full calendar (via Vital Thrills) for the upcoming month of July, kicking off their “Summer of Blockbusters @Home” with the premiere of Jumanji: The Next Level on July 3. Next month will also see the Starz Original series P-Valley from Katoria Hall, the Starz Original series Party Down marathon, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, and more.

Fans can also catch up on the Starz Original series Hightown with an end-of-season, seven-episode marathon on Sunday, July 5 at 3:00 p.m. ET/PT before the series finale on Sunday, July 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Available July 1

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)

Bravos, The (1971)

Case 39 (2010)

Class Action (1991)

Elizabeth (1998)

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

Evil Roy Slade (1972)

Exorcism Of Emily Rose, The (2005)

Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989)

Ghost Rider (2007)

Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man (1991)

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)

Home Fries (1998)

Home Of The Brave (2006)

Ice Age (2002)

I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)

La Cara Oculta (2011)

Little Man (2006)

Little Rascals Save The Day, The (2013)

Made Of Honor (2008)

Mask, The (1994)

Philadelphia (1993)

Prom Night (2008)

Promocion Fantasma (2012)

Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

Rio Grande (1950)

Robin Hood (2010)

Rookie Of The Year (1993)

Saving Silverman (2001)

Shakespeare In Love (1998)

Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)

Stargate: Continuum (2008)

Stargate: The Ark Of Truth (2008)

Super Troopers (2001)

Taken (2009)

Thumbelina (1994)

Valerie (1957)

Whip It (2009)

White Chicks (2004)

Without A Trace (1983)

Young Jesse James (1960)

Available July 2

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Available July 5

“Hightown” – Episode 108

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Available July 8

Papillon (2018)

Available July 9

Grudge, The (2020)

Available July 10

Action Jackson (1988)

Hellbound (1995)

Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, The (1994)

Land Before Time III: The Time Of The Great Giving, The (1995)

Land Before Time IV: Journey Through The Mists, The (1996)

Land Before Time IX: Journey To Big Water, The (2002)

Land Before Time More Sing Along Songs, The (1999)

Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, The (1997)

Land Before Time VI: The Secret Of Saurus Rock, The (1998)

Land Before Time VII: The Stone Of Cold Fire, The (2000)

Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, The (2001)

Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, The (2003)

Land Before Time XI: The Invasion Of The Tinysauruses, The (2005)

Land Before Time XII: The Great Day Of Flyers, The (2006)

Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom Of Friends, The (2007)

Land Before Time, The (1988)

Leave No Trace (2018)

Piranha 3DD (2011)

Showdown In Little Tokyo (1991)

Available July 12

“P-Valley” – Series Premiere – Episode 101

Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)

Available July 15

Traitor, The (2020)

Available July 17

21 (2008)

30 Nights Of Paranormal Activity With The Devil Inside The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2012)

41 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall And Felt Superbad About It, The (2010)

7 Seconds (2005)

Adventures Of Pluto Nash, The (2002)

Amelia (2009)

Ana (2019)

Apache Territory (1958)

Comanche (1956)

Double Team (1997)

Drive Me Crazy (1999)

Far Country, The (1954)

Gunfighters Of Abilene (1959)

Hollywood Homicide (2003)

How High (2001)

Krush Groove (1985)

Living Out Loud (1998)

Marine 2, The (2009)

Pick-Up Artist, The (1987)

Pickup Game, The (2019)

Smart People (2008)

Swift (2019)

Taxi (2004)

Troll In Central Park, A (1994)

Wolf Hour, The (2019)

Available July 18

Notebook, The (2004)

Available July 19

“P-Valley” – Episode 102

Available July 22

Little Women (2019)

Available July 24

Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend, The (1949)

Christmas Carol, A (1984)

Firestorm (1998)

Garden Of Evil (1954)

Secret Of Convict Lake, The (1951)

Silent House (2011)

Song of Names, The (2019)

Verdict, The (1982)

Way Of A Gaucho (1952)

Yellow Sky (1948)

Available July 26

“P-Valley” – Episode 103

Leaving Starz in July 2020

Leaving July 8

Seagull, The (2018)

Sicario: Day Of The Soldado (2018)

Leaving July 12

Bad News Bears, The (1976)

Butcher’s Wife, The (1991)

Leaving July 14

Bears (2014)

Leaving July 15

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Leaving July 25

Zookeeper (2011)

Leaving July 30

American Chaos (2018)

Boundaries (2018)

Ride (2018)

Leaving July 31

5 Card Stud (1968)

Addams Family, The (1991)

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)

Annie Hall (1977)

Australia (2008)

Ballad Of Josie, The (1967)

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Bleach: Memories Of Nobody (2006)

Blues Brothers, The (1980)

Bounce Back, The (2016)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Cadillac Man (1990)

Cattle Drive (1951)

Children Of Men (2006)

Comedy’s Dirtiest Dozen (1988)

Coogan’s Bluff (1968)

Country Girl, The (1954)

Desperado (1995)

Dragonfly (2002 )

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)

Fargo (1996)

For A Few Dollars More (1967)

Frog Prince, The (1986)

Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday, The (1976)

Greedy (1994)

Hansel And Gretel (1986)

Hard Target (1993)

Hardball (2001)

Hilary And Jackie (1998)

Hotel For Dogs (2009)

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Illegally Yours (1988)

InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)

Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond The Looking Glass (2002)

Kevin Hart Presents: Keith Robinson – Back of the Bus Funny (2015)

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

K-Pax (2001)

La Habitacion (2016)

Little Joe, The Wrangler (1942)

Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)

Love Letter, The (1999)

Lucia, Lucia (2003)

Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)

Mod Squad, The (1999)

My Bloody Valentine (1981)

Other People’s Money (1991)

Other Side, The (2018)

Ottoman Lieutenant, The (2017)

Owen Benjamin: Huge Pianist (2017)

Platoon (1986)

Prince Of Darkness (1987)

Raiders Of San Joaquin (1942)

Rawhide Years, The (1955)

Rebels On Pointe (2017)

Red River (1948)

Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985)

Scarface (1983)

Scent Of A Woman (1992)

Scotty And The Secret History Of Hollywood (2018)

Showdown At Abilene (1956)

Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)

Snake Eyes (1998)

Solaris (2002)

Something New (2006)

Sound, The (2017)

Stuck On You (2003)

Sudden Death (1995)

Tall Men, The (1955)

Tom Segura: Completely Normal (2014)

Tomahawk (1950)

Up In The Air (2009)

Wargames (1983)

The Bernie Mac Show – Episodes 101-522

El Embarcadero – Episodes 101-208

The Missing 2: Extra – Season Overview

The Pier – Episodes 101-208

Friday Night Movies

7/3 Jumanji: The Next Level (early premiere on the STARZ app on July 2)

7/10 The Grudge (early premiere on the STARZ app on July 9)

7/17 Think Like a Man

7/31 Little Women (early premiere on the STARZ app on July 22)

Tom Hanks Collection: July 18 starting at 1:15 PM ET

Joe Versus the Volcano

Bachelor Party

The ‘Burbs

Forrest Gump

Philadelphia

These and the following Tom Hanks movies are available on the STARZ app July 5 through July 12:

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

The Da Vinci Code

Angels and Demons

Movies With Fireworks (July 1-4)

Zombieland 2: Double Tap

The Sandlot

Adventureland

Forrest Gump

Land of the Dead

Brokeback Mountain

Meet Joe Black

An American Tail

Binge Brad Pitt (July 13-21)

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

Snatch

True Romance

Meet Joe Black

Moneyball

Burn After Reading

Band of Misfits (July 16-26)

STARZ Original Series “Party Down”

Wet Hot American Summer

Reno 911!: Miami

Don’t Think Twice

Role Models

STARZ Original Series “Sweetbitter”

Jumanji: The Next Level

30 Minutes or Less

Adventureland

Accepted

Comic Con@Home Flicks (July 20-26)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Hulk

Venom

Spider-Man: Far from Home

Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2

Hellboy (2004)

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Mask

Mystery Men

Men in Black: International

Barb Wire

Real Women. Real Stories. (July 27-August 2)

Diana

Elizabeth

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Amelia

Effie Gray

Saint Judy

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