First Look At Benedict Cumberbatch “Dr. Seuss’ the Grinch”

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Universal Pictures

The grouchy creature wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and is ready to ruin everyone’s Christmas in Illumination Entertainment’s latest animated film “The Grinch.” The studio released the film’s first trailer Thursday.

Benedict Cumberbatch is voicing the green furry Grinch, who is hatching a sinister scheme in Whoville as residents plan their annual holiday celebration.

In the trailer we see the Grinch (Cumberbatch) bothered by his alarm clock incessantly playing the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, because well, its from Illumination’s own blockbuster hit “Despicable Me 2” and it works perfectly here.

“Today we will do mean things and we will do them in style,” the misanthrope tells his unloved but loyal companion dog, Max. And from there he was up to no good, breaking stuff and vomiting on a pickle jar in a grocery store among others.

Directed by Yarrow Cheney (The Secret Life of Pets) and Scott Mosier and written by Michael LeSieur, the film is an animated revival based on the 1957 classic children’s story by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”.

The story was previously adapted twice, on an animated TV film in 1966 with Boris Karloff voicing the Grinch, and again in a full-length feature hit film in 2000 by Ron Howard starring Jim Carrey.

“The Grinch” is set to open on Nov. 9, 2018.

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Jeff Lemire Returns To Marvel With SENTR

Featuring the stellar art of Avengers: No Surrender’s Kim Jacinto. This June, The Sentry is returning to the Marvel Universe, along with writer Jeff Lemire (Moon Knight) and Kim Jacinto (Avengers: No Surrender) in an all-new story.

“Having made his dramatic and unexpected return in Donny Cates’ DOCTOR STRANGE story, it was a no-brainer for us to move ahead on an actual SENTRY series! And it was my great fortune that Jeff Lemire was eager to lend his talents to the project, as it will live in the sort of off-kilter headspace that his MOON KNIGHT and Black Hammer projects exist in,” said SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. “And Kim Jacinto, fresh off of AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER is the perfect artist to help visualize the worlds of this shining champion who’s also got a dark underbelly.”

“The Sentry is a fascinating character,” Lemire told Comicbook.com. “I absolutely loved the original Sentry series by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee when it first came out, so I jumped at the chance to write the character. The Sentry has a lot of emotional depth and a lot for me to dig into in terms of the psychology of the character.”

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“Tully” Official Trailer Shows Theron As Exhausted Mom

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From the people who brought you Juno and Young Adult comes Motherhood 2018 in the latest trailer for Tully.

Focus Features

The latest trailer shows Charlize Theron’s Marlo, overwhelmed by daily motherhood routines, three kids and a newborn with her husband (Ron Livingston), was suggested a night nanny by brother Craig (Mark Duplass).

Enter Tully, played by Mackenzie Davis (Blade Runner 2049), knocking on the door to save the day.

“I don’t want a stranger in my house. That’s like a Lifetime movie where the nanny tries to kill the family and the mom survives and she has to walk with a cane at the end,” ,” Marlo protested in the new trailer.

Though bittersweet, the trailer features modern-day challenges of motherhood (or parenthood in general) that many can relate. “Your twenties are great. But then your thirties come around the corner like a garbage truck at 5 am,” Marlo say.

The comedy drama reunites “Juno” and “Young Adult” team of director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and writer Diablo Cody. Focus Features is set to release Tully on April 20, 2018.

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Winnie the Pooh Is Back In “Christopher Robin” Trailer Debut

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Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures debuts the teaser trailer for its upcoming film “Christopher Robin,” which features Ewan McGregor as a grown up Robin reuniting with his bear with Winnie the Pooh.

The film which takes place in the 1940, is inspired by A. A. Milne’s book Winnie-the-Pooh which focuses on the adventures of the adorable teddy bear.

Directed by Marc Forster and written by Tom McCarthy, Alex Ross Perry, and Allison Schroeder, “Christopher” Robin is set to be released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on August 3, 2018.

Here’s a partial synopsis of the film:

Now grown up, Christopher Robin is stuck in a job where he is overworked, underpaid and facing an uncertain future. He has a family of his own, but his work has become his life, leaving little time for his wife and daughter. Christopher has all but forgotten his idyllic childhood spent with a simple-minded, honey-loving stuffed bear and his friends. But when he is reunited with Winnie the Pooh, now tattered and soiled from years of hugs and play, their friendship is rekindled, reminding Christopher of the endless days of childlike wonder and make believe that defined his youth, when doing nothing was considered the very best something. Following an unfortunate mishap with Christopher Robin’s briefcase, Pooh and the rest of the gang including Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger, step out of the forest and venture into London to return the crucial possessions…because best friends will always be there for you.

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Childish Gambino Unveils 2018 North American Tour

By Armando

Fresh off his Grammy win earlier this year, Childish Gambino is set to hit the road for his North American tour, Gambino announced on Twitter ahead of ticket presale on Tuesday.

The tour is in support of his third studio album from record label Glassnote Records, “Awaken, My Love.” The tour will kick off Sept. 6 in Atlanta and wraps up in Vancouver on Sept 30.

The Atlanta native’s recent hit “Redbone,” received three Grammy nominations including Record of the Year, and Best R&B Song, eventually winning Best Traditional R&B Performance. The song was prominently featured in Jordan Peele’s award winning blockbuster “Get Out.”

“Childish Gambino” is the musical stage name of actor, writer, director, comedian Donald Glover, and has won a Golden Globe best actor award for FX’s comedy-drama tv series “Atlanta”. He is set to play Lando Calrissian in this summer’s Solo: A Star Wars Story movie.

Hip hop duo from Tupelo, Mississippi Rae Sremmurd will be Gambino’s opening act.

See the list of dates and venues below:

Sep 6 Atlanta, GA – Infinite Energy Arena
Sep 8 Chicago, IL – United Center
Sep 10 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
Sep 12 Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sep 14 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sep 18 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Sep 19 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Sep 22 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sep 23 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Sep 26 Inglewood, CA – The Forum
Sep 27 Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Sep 29 Seattle, WA – KeyArena
Sep 30 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena

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Disney Debut “Mary Poppins Returns” First Trailer

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Walt Disney Pictures

If you tuned in last night during the Academy Awards show, you might have seen a teaser for “Mary Poppins Returns,” Walt Disney Pictures’ musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall.

The trailer introduces Emily Blunt taking over the titular role of the magical and loving nanny and “Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Jack, Poppin’s lamplighter friend.

“Mary Poppins, it is wonderful to see you,” Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) says in the trailer. “Yes it is, isn’t it?,” Poppins replies.

Set in 1930s Depression-era London, “Mary Poppins Returns” serves as a sequel to the 1964 classic which featured Julie Andrews in the role of Mary Poppins. Here we will see Poppins, the former nanny of now grown-up Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks, re-visiting the family after Michael suffers a personal tragedy and needing the help of their former nanny.

Meryl Streep is also in the film as Mary’s cousin Topsy Turvy-Poppins. The film also stars Dick Van Dyke, Colin Firth, and Angela Lansbury.

“Mary Poppins Returns” is currently set for Dec. 25 release.

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“The Shape Of Water” Win Top Prize At The Oscars

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The Shape of Water. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Fantasy drama film “The Shape Of Water” was the big winner at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, taking home Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo del Toro. The film came in with 13 nominations and won four awards overall, including Best Production Design and Best Score.

In his acceptance speech, the director dedicated the award to young filmmakers, saying
“this is a door. Kick it open and come in.” Earlier during his directing win del Toro also said: “I think the greatest thing our industry does is erase the lines in the sand, we should keep doing that as the world tries to make them deeper.”

“The Shape of Water,” about a mute custodian at a high-security government lab who falls in love with a captured humanoid-amphibian creature, has had a great run during the award season. Guillermo del Toro himself has swept best director trophies at the BAFTAs, Golden Globe and Directors Guild Awards.

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 90th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Here is the list of winners:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Shape of Water

Achievement in Directing
The Shape of Water – Guillermo del Toro

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Frances McDormand – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Allison Janney – I, Tonya

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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‘Til Death Do Us Part: Kitty and Colossus Tie The Knot

The X-MEN GOLD wedding arc (GOLD #26-30) by Marc Guggenheim and Paulo Siqueira begins this April.

This April, the most exciting X-MEN GOLD arc yet launches with ‘Til Death Do Us Part – culminating in the wedding of Kitty Pryde and Colossus! But wedding planning takes a backseat as the X-Men fall under attack, with Colossus being the ultimate target, and that’s just the start of troubles to come.

It’s a super hero wedding the mutant way – with fights, adversities, evil alliances and more! The action kicks off in X-MEN GOLD #26, with the knot between Anne “Kitty” Pryde and Pytor “Peter” Nikolaievitch Rasputin being tied in X-MEN GOLD #30 this June! Plus, don’t miss the essential companion to the ‘Til Death Do Us Part arc: The X-MEN WEDDING SPECIAL featuring the return of Chris Claremont, out this May.

“After nearly 40 years, I’m extremely excited — and anxious — about telling the next chapter in Kitty and Peter’s epic love story,” shared writer Marc Guggenheim. “The wedding is the capstone on a story that is classic X-Men, with Kitty risking it all to save the man she loves.”

Take a first look at the updated covers to X-MEN GOLD #26 and #27 by Phil Noto, and get ready for a merry mutant wedding!

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“Get Out” Win Top Awards At 2018 Independent Spirit Awards

By Creative Media Times

Universal Pictures

Jordan Peele’s horror film “Get Out” was the big winner at Saturday’s Film Independent Spirit Awards, winning the same award that Moonlight won the same award last year, ahead of Sunday’s Oscar ceremonies. Peele also received the Best Director award earlier in the ceremony for his directorial debut.

“I think it’s clear to everybody in this room and across the country and across the world that we are in the beginning of a renaissance right now where stories from the outsider, stories from the people in this room — the same stories that independent filmmakers have been telling for years, are being honored and recognized and celebrated. I’m so proud to be here with this group of people receiving this.” Peele said during his acceptance speech.

The Independent Spirit Award best film is a strong harbinger for the academy awards, winning best picture for the past four years running.

See the full list of Film Independent Spirit Awards winners below:

Best Feature – Get Out
Best Director – Jordan Peele, Get Out
Best Screenplay – Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Best First Screenplay – Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick
Best Supporting Female – Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Best Supporting Male – Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards
Best Female Lead – Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
Best Male Lead – Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Robert Altman Award – Mudbound

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David Byrne Releases First Solo Album In 14 Years

By Armando

Nonesuch – Todo Mundo

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is set to release a new album on March 9, titled ‘American Utopia’ due out through Todomundo / Nonesuch Records.

Featuring songs co-written with English musician Brian Eno and previously released collaborations with composer Oneohtrix Point Never (0PN) and British singer, songwriter and record producer Sampham, as well as songs with Jam City, the full album is available for streaming ahead of the release date via NPR Music’s First Listen series. Head over to npr.og website to listen to the album.

Recorded at various locations such as in Byrne’s own home studio, XL Studios, Oscilloscope, and London’s Livingston Studio 1, ‘American Utopia’ is Byrne’s first solo album in 14 years since 2004’s Grown Backwards. Byrne’s last album was “Love This Giant,” a collaborative effort with St. Vincent (Anne Erin “Annie” Clark) in 2012.

Byrne will head out on a world tour featuring Perfume Genius in support of the album. Perfume Genius’ gorgeous songs are filled with unexpected sounds and deeply personal — and his costumes would have made David Bowie jealous. I am looking forward to sharing the stage with Mike during some #AmericanUtopia dates this Spring!,” Byrne posted on his Twitter account.

Regarding the album title, Byrne stated: “The album title refers not to a specific utopia, but rather to our longing, frustration, aspirations, fears, and hopes regarding what could be possible, what else is possible. The description, the discontent and the desire — I have a feeling that is what these songs touch on.”

Byrne was the founding member of acclaimed ’80s band Talking Heads, which was one of the major acts that helped define the new wave music genre. He won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Awards for scoring Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987) with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su.

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