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20th Century Fox announced a slew of new release dates this morning, including the superhero schedule shuffle that seesGambitkicked off the 2016 docket, but perhaps most exciting of all, the studio has set release dates for their two major monster pics,Ridley Scott’sAlien: CovenantandThePredator. Alien: Covenantis up first, moving up its release date to August 25, 2025, a smart move given that the date is currently only held byPitch Perfect 3and the animatedBlazing Samurai, which aren’t exactly targeting the same audience....

From showrunnersBryan FullerandMichael Green, and adapted from the best-selling book byNeil Gaiman, the Starz seriesAmerican Godsweaves a provocative tale of faith and belief, or our lack thereof, unlike anything that’s ever been on TV before. When Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is released from prison following the death of his wife (Emily Browning), he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), with whom he makes a deal that will change the course of his entire life....

[Editor’s note: The following contains major spoilers for Season 2 of Shadow and Bone.]In Season 2 of the Netflix seriesShadow and Bone, which is based on the best-selling Grishaverse novels fromLeigh Bardugo, Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) knows that being the Sun Summoner means that she represents hope to some and danger to others, but what she doesn’t yet know is what that means for her. And with General Kirigan (Ben Barnes), aka The Darkling, and his army of indestructible shadow monsters after her, Alina must harness the depths of her own power to save herself, her loved ones, and her world....

“I want to sleep in a bed made out of your voice,” Ted (Seth MacFarlane) tells lawyer Patrick Meighan (Morgan Freeman) inTed 2. If he just wanted to do voiceover work for the rest of his career, Freeman could easily get away with narrating every documentary and commercial available. But he’s so much more than just his famous voice. Having worked as an actor for over 50 years, Freeman has turned in a slew of memorable performances over the course of his career....

Centered on washed up early 90s rock star Johnny Rock (Denis Leary), whose band was on the brink of becoming famous until they broke up the same day their only album dropped, Season 2 of the FX seriesSex&Drugs&Rock&Rollsees the sudden passing of an old friend and former bandmate force them to take a hard look at their lives and careers and decide what makes them feel creatively fulfilled. As everyone decides to start branching out into other artistic avenues to varying degrees of success, Johnny and his daughter, Gigi (Elizabeth Gillies), find themselves unexpectedly bonding over their own jealousy....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Season 3 of Outer Banks. Outer Banks is back for a third season and as usual,the Pogues find themselves in quite a predicament. This time, they find themselves stuck on a remote island, aptly dubbed Poguelandia, before eventually getting back to civilization and right back into some high-stakes treasure hunting. As viewers saw at the conclusion of the second season, John B (Chase Stokes) may not be all on his own after all as a shot of his believed-to-be-dead father was the final image from a tumultuous season....

Talk To Mefilmmakers,Danny and Michael Philippouhave returned to South Australia, Australia to produce their next film,Bring Her Back. The directors, along with many film crew members, were spotted at Lightsview as they began filming their next horror movie. This comes as the duo found major success with their horror film debut in 2022. The brothers were spotted by7News Adelaidein Australia as filming took place in Lightsview, just northeast of the state’s capital, Adelaide....

There exist certain film projects which, upon release, fail to impress audiences as they suffer at the box office. However, as the years roll on by, these seemingly maligned projects begin to garner an impressive following.Matt Damon’s 1998 poker focused feature,Rounders, falls squarely into that bracket. While the film had suffered at the box office early on, it seems to have picked up more fans in recent times. A project from directorJohn Dahl,Rounderswas focused on underground, high-stakes poker tournaments....

From co-creatorsMax BorensteinandJim Hecht, and with a pilot directed by executive producerAdam McKay, the 10-episode HBO seriesWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastyfollows the intertwining professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. What became one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties started with a vision set in motion when Dr. Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) took over and reinvigorated the franchise, bringing together the flashy characters and the unsung heroes that forever changed the NBA and what the fans grew to expect from basketball....

As the Seven Kingdoms' mopiest bastard, Jon Snow,Kit Haringtonhas been through a lot overGame of Thrones' seven seasons. He shipped off immediately to perform the most miserable job in Westeros at The Night’s Watch, learned raven-by-raven that his adopted family were being horrifically murdered one after the other, his first love was a Wildling who shot him in the ass with an arrow and then died at the hands of a tween, hedied, cameback to life, a bug-eyed Bolton goblin took shelter in his childhood home, and then, when Jon finally found romantic happiness and a boat bed partner in the form of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), whoops, that’s his aunt....

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Beforewas one of two major Netflix hits among the YA crowd this year along withThe Kissing Booth, and now the streaming service has officially greenlit a sequel that will bring back breakout starsLana CondorandNoah Centineo. Awesomeness Films, Ace Entertainment and Overbrook Entertainment are partnering to produce the sequel, which will be based on the popular YA book trilogy by bestselling authorJenny Han.Matt KaplanandDougie Cashwill once again serve as producers, andSofia Alvarezwill return to write the script, though today’s announcement made no mention ofSusan Johnson, who directed the first film....

Ever wondered what your favorite characters fromLove Actuallyare doing right now? (No, me either.) Turns out they’re pretty much doing exactly what they were fourteen years ago. Rufus (Rowan Atkinson) still gives the world’s slowest service. The Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) is still dancing through stairways, but with poorer reflexes. Ugly turtlenecks aredefinitelystill a thing, just ask Jamie (Colin Firth). And king of the all-time creepers, Mark (Andrew Lincoln), is still hitting on his best friend’s wife (Kiera Knightley) with message cards....

One of my favorite films from this year’s SXSW was directorLynn Shelton’sSword of Trust. The mostly improvised film is about a couple (Jillian BellandMichaela Watkins) that show up to collect the inheritance from a deceased grandfather and discovers the only item he left – an antique sword – might be proof that the South won the Civil War. As they attempt to sell the sword, they team up with a pawnshop owner (Marc Maron) and his conspiracy theory-obsessed employee (Jon Bass) and a crazy adventure ensues....