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First Trailer For Sci-Fi Action “Kin”

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“No force is greater, no bond is stronger, than family,” especially if you have a mysterious otherwordly weapon.

Summit Entertainment recently released the first trailer for sci-fi action film “Kin.” The film is directed by Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker who are twin brothers.

Myles Truitt stars as a young boy Eli who reunites with his brother (Jack Reynor) after he is released in prison. But the brother is being pursued by a crime lord (James Franco). Eli later discovers a weapon with mystical powers and may be from another world, which come in handy as the brothers are chased by the vengeful criminals who puts a target on their backs.

“I know I’m not a good guy, but it’s been pretty incredible to be brothers for the first time,” Reynor tells his brother.

“Kin” is based on the short film Bag Man, which were also written and directed by Jonathan and the Baker brothers, “Kin” is set for release on August 31.

Here is the film’s official synopsis:
KIN, a pulse-pounding crime thriller with a sci-fi twist, is the story of an unexpected hero destined for greatness. Chased by a vengeful criminal (James Franco) and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con (Jack Reynor) and his adopted teenage brother (Myles Truitt) are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection.

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ABBA Announce First New Songs In Decades

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Mamma Mia! Here they are again. Swedish pop superstars ABBA have recorded new music, their first in 35 years

According to the announcement, the band have recorded two new songs, one of which is titled, “I Still Have Faith In You.” No released dates were announced.

The band released the statement via their website:

“The decision to go ahead with the exciting ABBA avatar tour project had an unexpected consequence. We all four felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio. So we did. And it was like time had stood still and that we only had been away on a short holiday. An extremely joyful experience!

ABBA’s music is one of the most enduring in pop music. Since topping the global charts in the 70s and early 80s, they have become one of the most commercially successful bands of all-time, with estimated sales ranging from 140 to over 500 million records.

In 1999, Mamma Mia! the musical run in London’s West End and later in New York City, where it become one of the longest running Broadway shows. A musical romantic comedy film version starring Meryl Streep was released in 2008 to boxoffice success. A sequel, “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is set to be released this summer, this time starring Cher.

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“Stranger Things” Season 3 Teases Start Of Production

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“Stranger Things” cast at Comic-Con 2017. Photo: aiphotoimaging.com

Fans of the hit Netflix series is in for some surprises, as well as a few new additions to the cast.

As seen on the black and white teaser, production started on April 20 and brings back the recurring cast of “old friends” as well “a few strangers” as they come together for a new adventure.

Some of these include Cary Elwes (remember Wesley?: “You’re trying to kidnap what I’ve rightfully stolen”) as the major of the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana more concerned about his image than the people of his town. This ought to be fun.

Also new are Jake Busey who will be seen in this summer’s new “The Predator” film, and Maya Hawke as one of the new leads. She is set to play Robin, an “alternative girl” bored with her mundane job until she stumbles onto one of the town secrets.

Created by The Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things” has been a huge hit for the streaming giant and one of Netflix’s most watched series. In 2017, the show won the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and has been AFI’s TV Program of the Year for two consecutive years for both of its first two season.

Last December, Netflix announced that there will be a third season consisting of eight episodes. Hopefully we will get a teaser later this fall.

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Janelle Monáe Announces North American “Dirty Computer Tour”

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Janelle Monáe is returning to the road with her “Dirty Computer Tour” which will take her to 27 cities in North America. “I am excited to announce the #DirtyComputer is going on Tour!!! Presales start this Wednesday at 10am local time,” Monáe announced on Monday.

Featuring opener St. Beauty, the tour is set to kick off in Seattle on June 11, with stops in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville and Miami, and concludes on August 4 in Atlanta. The tour is in support of Monae’s highly anticipated third studio album “Dirty Computer,” which drops this Friday, April 27.

The Grammy-nominated singer also recently dropped the official video for “I Like That,” a promotional single from the album, which was preceded by the release of three singles, “Make Me Feel”, “Django Jane”, and “Pynk.”

Both of Monáe’s previous two albums “The ArchAndroid” and “The Electric Lady” received widespread acclaim. The past couple of years have also been a great for Monáe’s film career: she appeared in two critically acclaimed films, the box-office hit “Hidden Figures” and the academy award winning best picture “Moonlight.”

Purchase of the tickets for the tour dates will include a digital copy of “Dirty Computer” album.

Tickets purchased for all U.S. tour dates will include a digital copy of the new album.
See tour dates below:

June 11 Seattle – King County’s Marymoor Park
June 12 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
June 13 Portland, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
June 16 San Francisco – The Masonic
June 20 San Diego – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
June 26 Phoenix – Comerica Theater
June 28 Los Angeles – The Greek Theatre
June 30 Salt Lake City – The Complex

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“A Quiet Place” Sequel In The Works

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The sequel to the surprise hit of the year, “A Quiet Place” is officially “in the works”, Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos announced.

Speaking at the annual CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, Gianopulos made the announcement as the studio presented its upcoming films.

“If you told me five years ago that an almost silent film starring the very funny guy Jim from The Office would have been a hit at Paramount, I would have said, “well I should go work at Paramount,'” Gianopulos told the audience.

He is of course talking about John Krasinski, who co-starred in the film with real-life wife Emily Blunt. Krasinski also directed the film as well as wrote the script with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck.

Krasinski will next be seen in “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” the upcoming tv series from Paramount Television, and the company wasted no time tightening its relations with the actor by renewing the show before it premieres on Amazon Video later this August.

“A Quiet Place” has so far earned over $135 million at the domestic box-office at a modest budget of $17 million, and was the number one film this past weekend. The release date for the sequel has not yet been announced.

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New Trailer For Venom Reveals Tom Hardy’s Title Character

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Sony has released a new trailer for its upcoming superhero film “Venom,” and after the first look teaser released last February, its great to finally see the character this time.

Here we see Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock learning about his new powers, then later morphing into the scary alien symbiote with superpowers.

We also get to see a glimpse of Michelle Williams’ Ann Weying, Eddie’s girlfriend and Riz Ahmed’s character Dr. Carlton Drake, the bad guy and leader of Life Foundation doing some pretty nefarious experiments.

In the comics, Venom’s character is a sentient alien symbiote which needs a human host to survive, eventually giving the host enhanced powers. Eddie Brock is the journalist who comes in contact and bonded with the alien and become Venom, who is both vengeful and a hero to those he deems innocent.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad), “Venom” is a spin-off from the Spider-Man movie franchise, and is the first in Sony’s Marvel Universe, though in a recent interview, film producer and president of Marvle Studios Kevin Feige stated that the film will not be part of Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“Venom” is set for release on October 5.

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Apple Nabs Ed Sheeran Documentary

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Following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, new Ed Sheeran documentary “Songwriter” has been bought by Apple, Deadline is reporting.

The deal is said to be in the “low to mid-seven figures” which would involve global rights to the doc including release on Apple’s multiple platforms. No specific release date was announced.

The documentary is currently screening at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City where it premiered in the US this week. This followed the world premiere at the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival last February.

According to initial reviews, the documentary is an intimate look at the hit-maker as he carve out his career including his writing and musical process during tours.

The film is directed by his Sheeran’s own cousin Murray Cummings, who is apparently video-documenting the musician’s career the past few years, from his beginnings as well as during his tours around the globe and recording sessions, leading up to the release of Sheeran’s third studio album “Divide.”

For the tech giant, the acquisition is another addition to its growing exclusive content which includes similar docs such as Taylor Swift’s 189 World Tour and a behind the scenes look at the production of Pink’s “Beautiful Trauma”.

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“Crazy Rich Asians” Trailer Debut

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Warner Bros. Pictures has debuted the first full trailer for “Crazy Rich Asians,” giving us a first look at all the luxury, romance and socialites. The film is an adaptation of the novel from Kevin Kwan of the same name.

The first trailer, which comes on the heels of a teaser released last Thursday, premiered on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

The film focuses on an ordinary American-born Chinese economics professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend Nick Young ( Henry Golding) for a wedding. “We’ve been dating for over a year now, and I think it’s about time people met my beautiful girlfriend,” he says.

But when she arrives there, she finds out that her boyfriend is, as the title says, crazy rich, thrusting her in the life of the wealthy and ridiculously wealthy where every woman wants her man.

Also in the film are Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina and Michelle Yeoh. The film is directed by Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Now You See Me 2), from the script by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim.

“Crazy Rich Asians” is set for release on August 17.

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Taron Egerton To Play Elton John

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The Welsh actor is going from Kingsman to Rocketman as Egerton is set to play Elton John in new biopic, Variety reports. “Rocketman” will be financed by Paramount Pictures with English actor and director Dexter Fletcher attached to direct.

The film will reportedly examine Elton John’s beginnings as a child prodigy, his rise to stardom and his partnership with songwriter Bernie Taupin.

Fletcher recently directed Egerton in the 2016 biographical sports comedy-drama “Eddie the Eagle” which co-starred Hugh Jackman. “Rocketman” will be Fletcher’s second consecutive film about a legendary pop musician after replacing Bryan Singer as director of the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Egerton seem like a good fit for the role. He recently lent his voice to Illumination Entertainment’s musical comedy “Sing” (2016), where he sang some of his character’s tunes including Elton John’s own classic hit “I’m Still Standing.” He also performed on the soundtrack of “Eddie the Eagle”.

Egerton will next be seen in this November’s action-adventure “Robin Hood” playing the titular role opposite Jamie Foxx.

As for the film’s subject, Elton John is set to begin his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, a three-year farewell tour that begins this September and will being him around the world.

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Swedish Musician Avicii Dead At 28

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Avicii Management

Grammy-nominated musician, DJ, and record producer was found dead in Muscat, Oman. He was 28. His publicist Diana Baron confirmed in a statement to Billboard. A cause of death has not been released.

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the statement read. “The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time. No further statements will be given.”

Born Tim Bergling, Avicii is one of the most popular EDM acts in the world. He was twice nominated for a Grammy Award, first in 2012 for “Sunshine” with David Guetta, and another in 2013 song “Levels”. He has also been nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards and a Billboard Music Award.

In summer of 2013, the superstar DJ released “Wake Me Up” as the lead single from his highly anticipated and debut album “True”. The track would become one of Avicii’s biggest global hit, reaching number one in 22 countries and number 4 on Billboard Hot 100.

On 29 March, Avicci announced via his website that he is retiring from touring and live performance which culminated in Ibiza later that year. “I know I am blessed to be able to travel all around the world and perform, but I have too little left for the life of a real person behind the artist. I will however never let go of music — I will continue to speak to my fans through it,” Avicii wrote.

In spite of that announcement, Avicci continued to release new music including his latest EP, Avīci (01) which was released on August 2017 though Avicii Music. The EP hit the top 3 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums and was to become his last release.

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