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William Eubank & Christopher Landon Team for Paranormal Activity Reboot

William Eubank & Christopher Landon Team for Paranormal Activity Reboot

William Eubank & Christopher Landon team for Paranormal Activity reboot

While the Happy Death Day filmmaker was already confirmed to be returning for the latest installment in Paramount Pictures’ hit horror franchise, Underwater‘s William Eubank has signed on to helm the next Paranormal Activity installment, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

RELATED: Christopher Landon Returning To Pen New Paranormal Activity

The seventh installment in the series, which is being produced by Paramount Players, is not being described as a remake or a continuation of the series by sources, but rather an “unexpected retooling” of the franchise thus far.

Before creating the critical and commercial hit time-loop slasher franchise Happy Death Day, Landon was the primary screenwriter for the Paranormal franchise, penning the script for the second installment and going on to write the third and fourth films, as well as direct the 2014 spin-off The Marked Ones.

2019 marked the ten year anniversary of the release of the first Paranormal Activity movie, which blew up at the domestic box office and set the horror world ablaze with the found footage feature craze. The first Paranormal Activity was produced on a budget of $15,000 dollars and went on to gross $193 million worldwide.

Paranormal Activity was followed by five sequels, exploring the different corners of the vague mythos established in the first film and culminating in 2015’s 3D sequel, The Ghost Dimension. The six movies have brought in over $890 million worldwide, an impressive haul for their micro-budgets and setting the series up as one of the many fan favorite horror franchises in the mid 2000s.

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Director Oren Peli helmed the original film in the franchise, and unsuccessfully tried to replicate the success of the film with other found footage projects like Chernobyl Diaries and Area 51 in theaters, plus The River on ABC. The franchise also attracted Catfish filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman who directed the third and fourth movies in the series.

The seventh Paranormal Activity was set to hit theaters on March 19 but is currently slated for a March 4, 2022 release.

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CS Soapbox: The Novel That Inspired Matrix, Inception & WandaVision

CS Soapbox: The Novel That Inspired Matrix, Inception & WandaVision

CS Soapbox: The Novel That Inspired Matrix, Inception & WandaVision

In 1969 the famed sci-fi author Philip K. Dick wrote what was arguably his most groundbreaking and influential novel, titled Ubik. Since his death in 1982 the late writer’s work has become a cornerstone of the genre (the phrase “Dickian” is common parlance) and has been transformed into numerous classic films and television (Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total RecallThe Man in the High Castle), yet Ubik has never been adapted… directly. However, the novel has been cannibalized over the years by many big features including The Wachowski’s The Matrix, Christopher Nolan’s Inception and now Marvel Studios’ hit Disney+ series WandaVision.

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The labyrinthine story of Ubik takes place in the “future” of 1992 and follows Joe Chip, a technician working for a company called Runciter Associates that employs specialized people known as “inertials” whose powers include the ability to block telepaths and precogs (a frequent Dick motif also used in Minority Report) typically to stop them from corporate espionage. Founder Glen Runciter’s dead wife and business partner Ella exists in a state called half-life where her consciousness is still active. The company is hired to send Runciter, Chip and a team of their best operatives to the Moon to prevent psychic intrusion on a lunar base, but a bomb blast kills Runciter and they head back to Earth.

This is, as they say, where the plot thickens. Chip and the team -which includes a psychic girl named Pat Conley who can change the past- find their reality warping and “deteriorating,” with common objects reverting to older forms (TVs become radios, cigarettes become old outdated brands, etc), with their world eventually settling in 1939. The money they use mysteriously has Runciter’s portrait on it. The team members themselves begin to deteriorate and die, but a message from Runciter has an advertisement for a spray called Ubik that Chip uses to stop the deterioration. Each chapter, in fact, begins with an ad for Ubik flaunting a different use for it.

Chip believes Conley is causing this fractured reality, which she admits, only to discover that a being named Jory is actually devouring the team in half-life in order to sustain himself. Runciter was, in fact, the only survivor of the moon blast, with everyone else in half-life. Ella developed Ubik to defend herself and other half-lifers against Jory (who has help from people in the real world), and gifts Chip with a lifetime supply. A strange coda, omnisciently narrated by Ubik itself, reveals Runciter in the real world mourning the loss of his team only to find a coin with Joe Chip’s face on it.

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Just from that brief description you can see how the story influenced Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s Matrix Trilogy, particularly the Keanu Reeves character Neo’s journey as he attempts to navigate a “real world” that is not real and can be manipulated. The idea of people living in this alternate consciousness reality while essentially vegetative inside cryo-tubes was another big pull. The predatory character of Jory has a strong tie to the Agent Smith program played by Hugo Weaving, who also uses people within the Matrix itself as saboteurs and informants. Even the film’s somewhat anachronistic production design that pulls from all eras of the 20th century is in keeping with the themes of Ubik.

Christopher Nolan’s Inception pulls a lot elements from Dick’s book, including the team navigating an alternate dream reality, physical shifts in that false reality and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Dom Cobb ultimately not being able to discern if he’s still in the dream world at the end (an idea also employed in the Dick adaptation Total Recall). In Inception there are dream “extractors” as opposed to “anti-telepaths,” and the corporate espionage backdrop is identical. The dead wife being a powerful force within the dreamworld is also a lift. Another big similarity is Cobb’s “totem” (a spinning top) used to indicate if they are still in a dream, which is a coin or money in Ubik.

This brings us to Marvel’s WandaVision, in which showrunner Jac Schaeffer and director Matt Shakman have seemingly found an ideal vehicle for Dick’s ideas, albeit in reverse. Instead of reality reverting backwards, the psychic character of Wanda Maximoff (whose character could be compared to Pat Conley in the novel) has essentially held an entire New Jersey town telekinetically hostage as she reforms both their external and internal realities to fit into the context of sitcom tropes from the 50’s (The Dick Van Dyke Show), then the 60’s (Bewitched), then the 70’s (The Brady Bunch), then the 80’s (Family Ties) and -in this week’s episode- the 90’s (Malcom in the Middle). In each case the sets, cars, clothing and manners of everyone including Wanda shift forward with each new retooling of the town’s reality. Even objects like a surveillance drone reverts to a more 60’s toy helicopter look once it enters the town in episode 2.

Another carryover from Ubik are the interstitial commercials that typically come in the middle of each WandaVision episode and appear to have clues as to what is happening. How these will pay off in future episodes remains to be seen, but there are hints of an evil force behind Wanda instigating and controlling her behavior much the way Ubik (short for “ubiquitous”) inserts itself into the ending of the novel, and which many (including the late author’s wife) say is a stand-in for God itself.

Whether Schaeffer & Co. ever even uttered the word “Ubik” during production on the Marvel series is immaterial, although it would be unsurprising to find out that it was a reference point. The show also takes its fair share of inspiration from other sources like Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker and its more recent Americanization Annihilation, along with a hint of Twilight Zone episode “It’s a Good Life.” What is important is that the novel’s lofty concepts have found their most mainstream outlet ever. Even the very nature of the way the show changes its aspect ratios or goes from black & white to color to accommodate the sitcom era it is aping goes along with Dick’s own plans for adapting Ubik under french director Jean-Pierre Gorin (Tout Va Bien), with his unproduced screenplay eventually published in print form. One of the then-radical ideas Dick had to adapt it was that the film quality itself would deteriorate and de-volve from color to black-and-white, then to the jerkiness of early silent movies and finally to darkness.

Since Dick’s death several other filmmakers have attempted to adapt Ubik several times over the decades. Richard Linklater collaborator Tommy Pallotta wanted to produce a version of the book after the critical success of their 2006 Dick adaptation A Scanner Darkly, arguably the most faithful film adaptation of any of the author’s works to date. Linklater had flirted with adapting Ubik before Scanner but ran into rights issues even after attempting his own script on spec. Then in 2011 it was announced that Oscar-winning surrealist filmmaker Michel Gondry (whose Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has a PKD influence) was going to tackle the book for producers Steve Golin and Steve Zaillian before abandoning it. Even maverick filmmaker and PKD superfan Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys) has looked into adapting several of his books including Ubik, but found the idea problematic since so much has been swiped from it over the years.

“That’s the problem, so much has been lifted from ‘Ubik,’” Gilliam told us back in 2019. “It probably doesn’t feel fresh anymore to an audience. I’m curious whether Dick would work better now or not. I just don’t know anymore because so many films were made that took the best of Dick in them and played with them.”

In one sense it is sad that we will probably never see Ubik brough to life onscreen because so many other works have already utilized its ideas, but it is also heartening that what was once considered such a far-out sci-fi tale is now being folded into massively successful works of commercial storytelling in both TV and film.

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CS Recommends: Silver Linings Playbook, Plus TV & More!

CS Recommends: Silver Linings Playbook, Plus TV & More!

CS Recommends: Silver Linings Playbook, Plus TV & More!

Stuck inside? Don’t know what to watch/read/play/listen to? ComingSoon.net has got you covered. In this week’s CS Recommends our staff kicks off gives you solid tips on the best media to consume during your downtime, including David O. Russell’s award-winning Silver Linings Playbook, and more! Check out our picks below!

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MAX EVRY’S RECOMMEND: Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Complete Film Collection

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I was thrilled when the folks at Mill Creek Entertainment sent over their recent collection of all six cult classic Inner Sanctum Mystery films, which Universal’s B-division released in quick succession from 1943 through 1945. Fans of the old-time radio program of the same name that featured a creaking door and spooky stories may be a little bummed that these movies feature neither a creaking door nor any real horror. They are, as described, MYSTERIES, but generally with a creepy element. All of them star the legendary Lon Chaney Jr. of The Wolf Man-fame, though! Probably the most fun of the set is the second film Weird Woman, which has also seen play on MeTV’s Svengoolie. It follows a professor who marries a woman who practices voodoo, and the same story was later adapted as the cult classic 60’s film Burn, Witch, Burn!

KYLIE HEMMERT’S RECOMMEND: Outcast

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Based on the Skybound/Image comic by creator Robert Kirkman and artist Paul Azaceta, Cinemax’s supernatural horror story follows Kyle Barnes (played by Patrick Fugit), a young man who has been plagued by demonic possession all his life. Now, with the help of Reverend Anderson (Philip Glenister), a country preacher with personal demons of his own, Kyle embarks on a journey to find answers to his lifetime of suffering, and what makes him so special to be known as “Outcast”?

Outcast thrives in its strong characters and intriguing mysteries, but just as important, it introduces a unique take on the theme of possession — as well as the act of exorcism — that presents interesting questions: What happens to the person possessed if the demon is inside for too long and is suddenly ripped out? How much violence is justified in “saving” that person? And… what if some of them prefer sharing space with the demon? As the series plays out, Outcast focuses not only on our hero Kyle but those surrounding him, especially his family, that ultimately get pulled into this particular nightmare as a few realize they play a bigger part in the story than they ever could have imagined.

Be warned: Outcast’s two seasons (a cancellation I’ll never get over) are intentionally gruesome and not for the faint of heart. If a little bit of gore, genuine creepiness/scares, mind-blowing twists, and a solid demonic mystery are in your wheelhouse, then look no further.

GRANT HERMANNS’ RECOMMEND: Yakuza Kiwami

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While many open world titles tend to take place in fantastical worlds or put players in the shoes of someone going on a crime spree, a nice change in this formula can be found with Sega’s Yakuza franchise and while some players might not have a PlayStation 2 on hand to dive into the original game, those with current-gen consoles can still follow Kazuma Kiryu’s journey from its start with the HD remake Yakuza Kiwami. Set in a fictionalized region meticulously recreating the real Tokyo district of Kabukicho, the story feels like a great blend of a moving melodrama and wacky anime and with gameplay and controls easy enough for newcomers to pick up, plenty of fun substories and activities, and killer voicework from its Japanese cast (don’t change the audio to English dubbing), it’s an absolute blast of a game that will keep you hooked for hours. While a physical copy is currently only available for the PlayStation, the game and its sequel remake became available on the Xbox and Steam stores last year!

MAGGIE DELA PAZ’S RECOMMEND: About Time (2013)

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Starring Domnhall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams, About Time centers around Tim Lake, who comes from a unique family where all men from his father’s side have the secret ability to time travel. Using his newfound gift, Tim tries to improve his love life by constantly re-doing some past mistakes in order to win the woman of his dreams. However, like all powers, his time-traveling ability does come with a slight hiccup as changes in the past could alter something in his present.

This 2013 British romantic dramedy is definitely an underrated film. Its charming and quirky storyline didn’t overpower the emotional moments of the film which made it an absolute delight to watch. Gleeson and McAdams’ performances were what made the film stand out in its genre and their chemistry was effortless. So, if you’re looking for a unique rom-com feature for Valentine’s Day, I highly recommend you check out this gem!

JEFF AMES’ RECOMMEND: Silver Linings Playbook

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Over the years, David O. Russell quietly became one of my favorite directors. The man only produces a movie once every three or four years, but when he does it’s usually worth the wait. With the exception of, say, the curious bomb Accidental Love, Russell hasn’t made a bad film dating back to 1996’s Flirting with Disaster. Then, in 2010, he went ahead and made one of my favorite films, The Fighter; and followed that up with the even better Silver Linings Playbook in 2012, and the terrific American Hustle in 2013. That’s a helluva run. Particularly since Silver Linings Playbook is perhaps the best romantic comedy-drama you’re likely to find this Valentine’s Day.

In the vein of Cameron Crowe’s Jerry Maguire, Silver Linings is a rom-com men can appreciate as much as women — and not just for the sports angle. The film is funny, sad, emotional, upbeat, quirky, and features perhaps the best “big dance number” payoff since Dirty Dancing. But the real ace in the hole is the film’s amazing cast led by Bradley Cooper (in the role that made the actor more than “that guy in the Hangover films”), Jennifer Lawrence (who won a well-deserved Oscar), Robert DeNiro, Jacki Weaver, Anupam Kher, and Julia Stiles. There’s even a brilliant extended cameo by Chris Tucker, whose character, Danny, pops up for a couple of laughs whenever he can escape the mental hospital. Seriously, this is brilliant stuff.

So, this Valentine’s Day, if you’re in the mood for love and have grown tired of the sappy Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks vehicles, give Silver Linings Playbook a whirl. Like most of Russell’s work, the film is nuts and packed with batshit crazy characters, but by the end, you’ll be cheering right alongside them and hoping Pat and Tiffany can stick that landing.

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CS Video: Cowboys Interview With Writer/Director Kerrigan & Star Bell

CS Video: Cowboys Interview With Writer/Director Kerrigan & Star Bell

CS Video: Cowboys interview with writer/director Kerrigan & star Bell

As the Tribeca darling drama geared up for its wide release, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with writer/director Anna Kerrigan and star Jillian Bell (Godmothered) to discuss their work on Cowboys. Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

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Zahn (Uncle Frank) stars as Troy, a troubled but well-intentioned father who has recently separated from his wife Sally. Aghast at Sally’s refusal to let their trans son Joe live as his authentic self, Troy runs off with Joe into the Montana wilderness. Meanwhile, police detective pursues them, but her resolve about the case is tested the more she learns about Joe’s family.

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Alongside Zahn, the cast for the film includes Jillian Bell (The Night Before, Workaholics), Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Leftovers, Rebecca), Sasha Knight in his debut role, Gary Farmer (First Cow, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Dark Divide) and Chris Coy (The Walking Dead, The Deuce, The Killing of Two Lovers).

The film is written and directed by Anna Kerrigan in her first feature project since her 2010 debut, Five Days Gone, and is produced by Kerrigan alongside Gigi Graff (Catfight, Tyrel), Chris Parker (Palm Springs) and Dylan Sellers (Palm Springs, When the Bough Breaks) with Anil Baral (Die Hard With a Vengeance) and Alex Dong (Palm Springs) attached as executive producers.

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Cowboys is now in virtual cinemas and on PVOD!

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CS Video: Cowboys Interview With Stars Sasha Knight & Steve Zahn

CS Video: Cowboys Interview With Stars Sasha Knight & Steve Zahn

CS Video: Cowboys interview with stars Sasha Knight & Steve Zahn

Ahead of the film’s digital and select theatrical, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with stars Sasha Knight and Steve Zahn (Uncle Frank, The Good Lord Bird) to discuss their work on the powerful drama Cowboys. Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

RELATED: Cowboys Trailer: Steve Zahn Leads Tribeca Darling Drama

Zahn (Uncle Frank) stars as Troy, a troubled but well-intentioned father who has recently separated from his wife Sally. Aghast at Sally’s refusal to let their trans son Joe live as his authentic self, Troy runs off with Joe into the Montana wilderness. Meanwhile, police detective pursues them, but her resolve about the case is tested the more she learns about Joe’s family.

Click here to rent or purchase Cowboys!

Alongside Zahn, the cast for the film includes Jillian Bell (Godmothered, The Night Before, Workaholics), Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Leftovers, Rebecca), Sasha Knight in his debut role, Gary Farmer (First Cow, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Dark Divide) and Chris Coy (The Walking Dead, The Deuce, The Killing of Two Lovers).

The film is written and directed by Anna Kerrigan in her first feature project since her 2010 debut, Five Days Gone, and is produced by Kerrigan alongside Gigi Graff (Catfight, Tyrel), Chris Parker (Palm Springs) and Dylan Sellers (Palm Springs, When the Bough Breaks) with Anil Baral (Die Hard With a Vengeance) and Alex Dong (Palm Springs) attached as executive producers.

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Cowboys is now in virtual cinemas and on PVOD!

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New Tom & Jerry Image Features Chloë Grace Moretz, Sneak Peek Dropping Monday

New Tom & Jerry Image Features Chloë Grace Moretz, Sneak Peek Dropping Monday

New Tom & Jerry Image Features Chloë Grace Moretz, Sneak Peek Dropping Monday

Warner Bros. has released a new image from Tom & Jerry, the upcoming animated/live-action hybrid adventure starring Chloë Grace Moretz. Additionally, fans can watch an exclusive sneak peek of the feature film on Cartoon Network, immediately following the premiere of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, February 15. You can check out the full new photo in the gallery below!

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One of the most beloved rivalries in history is reignited when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of him. The ensuing cat and mouse battle threatens to destroy her career, the wedding, and possibly the hotel itself. But soon, an even bigger problem arises: a diabolically ambitious staffer conspiring against all three of them. An eye-popping blend of classic animation and live-action, Tom and Jerry’s new big-screen adventure stakes new ground for the iconic characters and forces them to do the unthinkable… work together to save the day.

The film will follow Chloë Grace Moretz (Suspiria)’s Kayla, a new employee at the extravagant Park hotel who hires broke alley cat Tom to get rid of mouse Jerry in an attempt to secure her job. Michael Peña (Ant-Man & the Wasp) has signed on to star as Terrance, the deputy general manager of the hotel who acts as a bully to Kayla and begins clashing with his new employee as she impresses upper management with her battle against the animal duo.

In addition to Moretz and Peña, the cast for the film includes Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), Colin Jost (Saturday Night Live), and Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians). Tim Story is directing for Warner Bros. from a script by Kevin Costello. The Story Company’s Sharla Sumpter Bridgett will also produce the project, while Story, Adam Goodman, Steven Harding, Sam Register, Jesse Ehrman, and Allison Abbate are attached as executive producers.

The film will feature an animated (and silent) Tom and Jerry, whose shenanigans will take place in a live-action world. This is the first in a series of similarly designed projects from WB with the others being Space Jam 2 from producers Ryan Coogler, Maverick Carter, and LeBron James; Scooby-Doo, which Chris Columbus is currently overseeing; and a Wile E. Coyote vs. ACME hybrid feature, with Chris McKay from the LEGO universe as creative supervisor.

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Tom & Jerry is slated to hit theaters on February 26, 2021, and will be available in the U.S. on HBO Max for 31 days from the theatrical release.

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CS Video: Breaking News in Yuba County Interview With Kunis & Lewis

CS Video: Breaking News in Yuba County Interview With Kunis & Lewis

CS Video: Breaking News in Yuba County interview with Kunis & Lewis

Just in time for the hilarious crime thriller’s release, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Golden Globe nominee Mila Kunis (Family Guy) and Oscar nominee Juliette Lewis to discuss their roles in the ensemble Breaking News in Yuba County. Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

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In Breaking News in Yuba County, after her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons, an underappreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a search to find him. She quickly finds herself in over her head, dodging cops, criminals, and local reporters all aiming to uncover the truth. After being overlooked for so long, Sue goes to exaggerated lengths to prolong her “15 minutes of fame” and keep the truth from coming out.

Click here to purchase Breaking News in Yuba County!

The R-rated film will be led by Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Mila Kunis (Bad Moms), Awkwafina (The Farewell, Ocean’s 8), and Regina Hall (Girls’ Trip). It will also feature Wanda Sykes (Evan Almighty), Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear), Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Clifton Collins Jr. (Thief), Bridget Everett, Dominic Burgess (Ma), Keong Sim (Dead To Me), Chris Lowell (GLOW), with Matthew Modine (And the Band Played On) and Ellen Barkin (Switch).

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Breaking News in Yuba County is directed by Tate Taylor from a screenplay written by Amanda Idoko. This project marks the latest collaboration between Janney and Taylor, who previously collaborated on The Help and The Girl on the Train.

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Exclusive: Kathryn Newton & Kyle Allen on Time Bandits 40th Anniversary

Exclusive: Kathryn Newton & Kyle Allen on Time Bandits 40th Anniversary

Exclusive: Kathryn Newton & Kyle Allen on Time Bandits 40th Anniversary

While chatting with the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s The Map of Tiny Perfect Things adaptation, stars Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen discussed the 40th anniversary of Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits, starring Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, and John Cleese, and shared how the 1981 classic inspired their characters. You can check out the interview in the player below and click here to watch the movie!

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RELATED: CS Video: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Cast Talk Lev Grossman’s Fantasy Love Story

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.

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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.

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

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. The movie is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video!

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CS Video: Breaking News in Yuba County Interviews With Janney & Sykes

CS Video: Breaking News in Yuba County Interviews With Janney & Sykes

CS Video: Breaking News in Yuba County interviews with Janney & Sykes

Ahead of the film’s digital and select theatrical debut, ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with Oscar winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) and Emmy winner Wanda Sykes (Black-ish) to discuss their roles in the dark crime comedy Breaking News in Yuba County. Our interviews can be viewed in the player below!

RELATED: Breaking News in Yuba County Trailer: Allison Janney Has One Killer Story

In Breaking News in Yuba County, after her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons, an underappreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a search to find him. She quickly finds herself in over her head, dodging cops, criminals, and local reporters all aiming to uncover the truth. After being overlooked for so long, Sue goes to exaggerated lengths to prolong her “15 minutes of fame” and keep the truth from coming out.

Click here to purchase Breaking News in Yuba County!

The R-rated film will be led by Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Mila Kunis (Bad Moms), Awkwafina (The Farewell, Ocean’s 8), and Regina Hall (Girls’ Trip). It will also feature Wanda Sykes (Evan Almighty), Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear), Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Clifton Collins Jr. (Thief), Bridget Everett, Dominic Burgess (Ma), Keong Sim (Dead To Me), Chris Lowell (GLOW), with Matthew Modine (And the Band Played On) and Ellen Barkin (Switch).

RELATED: MGM Looking to Sell Entire Film Library and Studio

Breaking News in Yuba County is directed by Tate Taylor from a screenplay written by Amanda Idoko. This project will mark the latest collaboration between Janney and Taylor, who previously collaborated on The Help and The Girl on the Train.

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CS Video: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Cast Talk Lev Grossman’s Fantasy Love Story

CS Video: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Cast Talk Lev Grossman's Fantasy Love Story

CS Video: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Cast talk Lev Grossman’s fantasy love story

ComingSoon.net had a chance to speak with the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s The Map of Tiny Perfect Things adaptation, including Jermaine Harris, Kathryn Newton, and Kyle Allen. You can check out the interviews now in the player below and click here to watch the movie!

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

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.

Purchase your copy of the short story here!

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.

RELATED: Lost and Found: Zachary Levi & Gina Rodriguez to Star in Amazon’s New Comedy Adventure

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. The movie is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video!

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