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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    ‘The New Mutants’ To Bring Superhero Horror To Comic-Con@Home, Releases New Action-Packed Clip

    The New Mutants has gone through quite a journey since the first trailer was dropped at CinemaCon in 2017 -- which was before the Fox/Disney merger. After its release date kept on erratically moving like X-men's Nightcrawler, the Fox/Marvel pic seems to have stayed put for its August 28 release date but before that, fans will […]

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Telluride Film Festival 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

    The 2020 edition of the Telluride Film Festival has been canceled. “After months of intense due diligence around physically holding an event, we’ve come to the heartbreaking but unanimous conclusion to cancel this year’s Labor Day celebration of film in Telluride,” the festival said in a statement on Tuesday. “But with a seemingly unending number […]

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    YouTube to Host Free Virtual Film Festival With 20 Partners Including Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance

    With COVID-19 shuttering film fests worldwide, YouTube has stepped in to launch a 10-day digital film festival this spring with 20 partners -- streaming free to cinema fans everywhere. We Are One: A Global Film Festival is being produced and organized by New York's Tribeca Enterprises. The YouTube-hosted event will feature programming from 20 top […]

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Helen Mirren Says Meghan Markle Was a ‘Fantastic Addition to the Royal Family’

    Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her performance as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen,” says Meghan Markle was "a fantastic addition to the royal family," and she “applauds” Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to step back from royal duties, she tells Variety. Mirren, who is the subject of an homage at the […]

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Cannes: 2019 Lineup Includes ‘Rocketman’ and Films by 13 Women

    The 72nd Cannes Film Festival has announced its lineup, unveiling an official selection that includes 13 female filmmakers, a number of genre movies, more American titles than last year and an opportunity for Elton John to make a star turn on the Croisette. Twelve of the 47 films announced Thursday are directed by women (one […]

  • EntertainmentThe Wrap

    ‘Overlord’ Wins Early Raves at Fantastic Fest: ‘Everything I Wanted From a WWII Nazi Zombie Movie’

    If the reaction from its premiere at Fantastic Fest is any indication, “Overlord” may be exactly what you are looking for. Last night, the WWII zombie film from director Julius Avery and producer J.J. Abrams earned rave reviews at the genre-oriented film festival in Austin, with “Deadpool” creator Rob Liefeld and “Doctor Strange” writer C. Robert Cargill among those in the audience.

  • EntertainmentDeadline

    ‘Outlaw King’ Filmmaker David Mackenzie Trims Netflix Epic By 20 Minutes Post Toronto Premiere

    <strong>EXCLUSIVE: </strong>David Mackenzie has heard the people. Coming away from the opening night TIFF premiere of his Netflix epic  <em>Outlaw King, </em>the filmmaker has cut 20 minutes from the movie before its Oct. 17 debut at the London Film Festival, spurred by the Toronto audience response. A passion project for the  <em>Hell or High Water </em>Scottish-director,  <em>Outlaw King </em>tells the story about Scottish King Robert the Bruce (played by Chris Pine reteaming with Mackenzie po