Johnny Depp Is Sherlock in “Sherlock Gnomes” Trailer

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Paramount Pictures


The gnomes are back in action as Paramount Pictures releases the first trailer “Sherlock Gnomes”, the sequel to 2011’s Gnomeo & Juliet which features the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt and Johnny Depp.

The trailer shows Gnomeo (McAvoy) and Juliet (Blunt) moving into a new garden with new garden gnomes and getting ready for spring. The picture looks happily ever after, until everyone in the garden have gone missing. Enter, Sherlock Gnomes (Depp) who comes in to investigate the mysterious disappearances of their friends, sending the gnomes into a rollicking London adventure.

Directed by Kung Fu Panda’s John Stevenson, talk of the sequel has been bouncing around for years since the original film premiered to mixed reviews, though embraced by audiences enough to gross $194 million on a $36 million budget.

Also reprising their voice roles are Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Stephen Merchant and Ozzy Osbourne along with Mary J. Blige who is new addition to the franchise. The film features original music from Elton John (whose 1983 hit song “I’m Still Standing” plays in the background) and Bernie Taupin.

Here’s the film’s concise synopsis per movie’s Facebook page:

After a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, Gnomeo & Juliet look to legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes to solve the case of their missing friends and family.

Paramount Pictures is scheduled to releases “Sherlock Gnomes” from MGM and Paramount Animation on March 23, 2018.

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First Poster For “Reach” Debuts At AFM

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Starring Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww, and Joey Bragg
AFM Distributor Screening Scheduled for Tuesday, November 7 at 10 A.M. in Santa Monica

“Reach,” a high school dramedy about bullies and the power of friendship,will be screened for the first time at the American Film Market (AFM) for distributors Tuesday, November 7 at 10am in Santa Monica, announced co-writer and producer, Maria Capp, Cappricielli Productions, Inc. To attend, distributors can contact Capp directly. Autumn Bailey and Charles Box produced “Reach” along with Capp.

Garrett Clayton (“Hairspray Live!”), Jordan Doww (“HollyWEIRD”), and Joey Bragg (Disney’s “Liv and Maddie”) are among thecast of talented young Hollywood actors in “Reach.” Capp co-wrote the script along with Johnny James Fiore and Grant Harling, who both also star in the film.

“We’re excited about the interest from distributors, and are scheduling meetings for this weekend ahead of our Distributor Screening on Tuesday. We released the AFM Teaser Poster for “Reach” today featuring our high-profile cast of young talent, and I know their fans will love it! On December 15, we are giving away four autographed posters for four lucky fans, one from our website, and one from the ‘Reach’ Facebook, Instagram, and twitter pages,” said Capp. (poster below)
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Arctic Monkeys Confirm New Album

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By Eric Gasa

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British band Arctic Monkeys are set to release the highly anticipated follow up to their 2013 record AM, sometime early next year. The news comes fresh from bassist Nick O’Malley who confirmed that the band had started recording last month. Rumors were also speculated after photos of the group in the studio surfaced earlier this year, followed by unconfirmed international tour dates.

O’Malley spoke with motorcycle magazine For The Ride, stating that the band had started recording at a secret location in September. Other than frontman Alex Turner growing a beard, the band has remained quiet in the news cycle, even going on hiatus after the major success of their last tour.

Arctic Monkeys first made their mark on the garage rock scene back in 2006 with their debut, Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not, which blended witty, Morrissey-style musings with jagged guitar riffs and bludgeoning drumfills. The Monkeys were the British response to America’s wave of 2000’s rock revival outfits such as The Kills, The Killers, The White Stripes, and The Black Keys. Though many of these American bands have either disbanded or stayed with the signature sound, the Sheffield band opted to switch up their style in 2013 with their highly succeesful fifth record, AM.

Songs like “Do I Wanna Know” shifted the band from their punk stylings to a modern, chrome-encrusted romantic sound that agreed with old fans and gained countless new ones. AM not only conquered charts, going platinum in the U.S. and triple platinum in the U.K., but was also nominated for a Mercury Prize and Best Rock Performance for “Do I Wanna Know” at the 2013 Grammys.

In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Turner described the album as, “almost like the Spiders From Mars covering Aaliyah. There’s like a shimmery, intergalactic, slightly cosmic element to the way both those genres make me feel.”

In 2017, the verdict is still out on the creative direction of this new record. As O’Malley said in a recent interview, “The new album will be out next year because if it isn’t we’ve got problems.” Regardless of style rock fans everywhere will be eagerly waiting.

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Being Developed Into TV Series

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New Line Cinema


The epic stories of “The Lord of The Rings,” which was famously adapted into films by Peter Jackson, is about to rule them all in the form of TV series. According to a recent Variety article, Warner Bros. Television is “in talks” with Amazon Studios to develop J.R.R. Tolkien’s monumental fantasy novels into TV series.

Though no concrete deal was mentioned, the article stated that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos himself is personally involved in negotiations. Many compare the potential deal to another blockbuster fantasy series Game of Thrones on HBO. According the Deadline‘s coverage of the story, HBO and Netflix were also once approached by J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate for the series rights to the tune of $200 – $250 million.

Jackson’s ambitious adaptation of the trilogy was a global phenomenon which began in 2001 with “Fellowship of the Ring,” followed by The Two Towers in 2002, culminating in the billion dollar grossing The Return of the King which also won 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture. To this date, Jackson’s towering achievement remains the benchmark for other subsequent fantasy adventure movies.

There’s definite reason for fans to get excited. If the deal does materialize, the TV series could be an interesting medium to flesh out many characters and moments in the book that were either reduced or left out of the movies.

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Special “Shaun of the Dead” Screening Held At Greek Theatre

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Focus Features


A special Halloween week screening of British horror comedy film Shaun of the Dead was held last week at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The event is part of Focus 15, an initiative that commemorates the founding of worldwide film company Focus Features 15 years ago.

The company teamed up with Fandango, the “ultimate digital network for all things movies” in putting the outdoor zombie screening of the movie together at the Greek Theatre. The event was hosted by Fandango’ Fandango’s Alicia Malone with the film’s director Edgar Wright also in attendance together with star Lucy Davis who played Diane in Shaun of the Dead”.

Written by Wright and English actor Simon Pegg, the film was originally released in 2004 and was a commercial and critical hit. It starred Pegg in the title Shaun, a lovelorn loser who was dumped by his girlfriend, and had to deal with his obnoxious stepfather. Things take a turn for the worse a zombie apocalypse threatened to destroy all of England and its up to Shaun to redeem himself.

‘Shawn’ was the first film in the comedic genre film series The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy. It was follow by Hot Fuzz in 2007 and The World’s End in 2013. All three films in the series were also directed by Wright which he co-wrote with Pegg.

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Migo’s newest single, “MotorSport” Is A Star-Studded Sex Anthem Ft. Nicki And Cardi B

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Quality Control Music / Motown Records / Capitol Records

The first salvo from Migos’ upcoming album Culture 2, is gritty, raunchy, saucy fun from 2017’s hottest hip-hop super group. On “MotorSport” the trio enlist Nicki Minaj and chart-topping powerhouse Cardi B. Tabloids may have rumored a feud between Minaj and Cardi but on “MotorSport” any signs of rivalry fall to the wayside as the two dominate the track with their monster verses. Migos’ name may be on the single cover, but “MotorSport” belongs to the ladies.

Cardi’s gruff flow erupts with steamy verses about sex tapes and her best Daddy Yankee impression (“dame mas gasolina!”) while she buries her hatchet with Minaj: “Why would I hop in some beef?/When I could just hop in a Porsche?/You heard she gon’ do what from who?/That’s not a reliable source, no.”

Minaj resumes the throne as usual with her iconic inflection and aggressive flow. Fresh from guest verses on Katy Perry’s awkward last record, Minaj sounds at home on “MotorSport”. Here she’s prowling, scheming, calling shots from the center of the track. Though lyrical bravado, Minaj’s verses carry some serious stopping power (“My crown won’t fit on your bum lace fronts.”) Minaj may be with new company, but she hasn’t lost the pink pint, “Pull up in the space coupe, I done linked with Marty/I can actually afford to get a pink Bugatti.”

At its core, “MotorSport” is a ballsy, swaggering song. It checks off every credential for a Migos track: fast cars, fast sex, and fast ladies. But here, the Georgia trio take a backseat to the two queens facing off on the song. Even if “MotorSport” feels like more of the same thing from Migos it’s still a monumental single for bringing the two greatest female MCs of our time together. If Culture 2 can pull off more moments like this then we are sure to see one of the premier hip hop releases of 2017.

Migos have yet to announce a release date for Culture 2, though Offset hints that the record will be out by the end of this year. This new album is the follow up to Migo’s massively popular sophomore record, Culture, which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and featured smash hit single “Bad and Boujee.”

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Returns November 7

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See the Official Trailer for the Final Episode Now. Episode five, Don’t Stop Believin’, will be available for download starting November 7, 2017.

Award-winning developer and publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games, along with Marvel Entertainment, is pleased to reveal the launch trailer for the fifth and final episode of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.

Episode five, entitled ‘Don’t Stop Believin’,’ will be available starting November 7, 2017 for $4.99 USD or equivalent. Individual episodes, and the series as a whole, can be downloaded on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One®, Windows PC, and Mac, as well as the App Store® and Google Play™.

The series is also available as a special ‘Season Pass Disc’ at retailers across North America for an MSRP of $29.99 USD and at retailers elsewhere across the globe. The special ‘Season Pass Disc’ includes episode one, ‘Tangled Up in Blue,’ and grants access to download the subsequent four episodes via online updates as they are released. Additional platforms for release are yet to be announced.

Episode description: In the aftermath of an unbearable sacrifice, the Guardians finally fracture. With her opposition in shambles, Hala renews her campaign of death and devastation, carving a path of indiscriminate destruction en route to Knowhere. If he hopes to avoid catastrophe (and save his own skin), Star-Lord must search his feelings, reunite his team, and mount one final mission to save the galaxy…again.

The series features a star-studded cast of voice talent, including Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series) as Star-Lord, Emily O’Brien (The Young and the Restless, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor) as Gamora, Nolan North (the Uncharted series, Pretty Little Liars) as Rocket, Brandon Paul Eells (Watch Dogs) as Drax, and Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us, League of Legends) as Groot.

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Marvel Unlimited Expands This November

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Digital Subscription library continues to grow with latest updates 

Marvel Unlimited, Marvel’s digital comics subscription service, offers members unlimited access to over 20,000 issues of Marvel’s classic and newer titles, delivered digitally through your desktop web browser and the Marvel Unlimited mobile app. With classic and newer issues added every week, here are some of the amazing Marvel titles coming to Marvel Unlimited this month:

Week of 11/6

ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1

A NEW ERA OF COSMIC ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE! Double ships every month! The Guardians of the Galaxy have taken off into space once more, on their biggest and weirdest misadventures yet! Kicking things off with the biggest heist they’ve ever tried, we join Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon and company as they blast their way through the galaxy, the peacekeepers of the Nova Corps hot on their tails. And once they find themselves caught in a war between The Collector and The Grandmaster, there will hardly be time to explain why Groot can’t grow any bigger, what Gamora is searching for or why Drax has sworn off violence! But don’t worry, we will — with a new twice-monthly schedule, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy has space for ALL your Marvel Cosmic needs!

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Margot Robbie Transformed IN “I, Tonya” First Full Length Trailer

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NEON – YouTube

Margot Robbie’s rising star profile looks to continue as Neon dropped a new red band trailer for the biographical sports black comedy film “I, Tonya.” about the Tonya Harding Olympic scandal.

The film has been receiving plenty of Oscar buzz around Robbie’s performance as well as the film following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers, the movie seems to be told more around Harding’s abusive family background which she later dished out on the ice including the infamous attack on Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Winter Olympics and its aftermath.

The trailer also shows audiences their first look at Harding’s foul-mouthed mother LaVona played by Allison Janney, Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gilooly as played by Sebastian Stan. “The haters always say ‘Tonya, tell the truth.’ There’s no such thing as truth,” says Robbie’s Harding.

‘I, Tonya’ is set for release on December 8, 2017.

Here is the film’s official synopsis:

Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, TONYA is a darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous, ill-conceived, and even more poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan. Featuring an iconic turn by Margot Robbie as the fiery Harding, a mustachioed Sebastian Stan as her impetuous ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, a tour-de-force performance from Allison Janney as her acid-tongued mother, LaVona Golden, and an original screenplay by Steven Rogers, Craig Gillespie’s I, TONYA is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal of Harding’s life and career in all of its unchecked––and checkered––glory.

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MPI Media Group Launches Classic Series ‘Dark Shadows’ On Subscription Streaming Service

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Subscription Service Will, for the First Time, Provide Unlimited Streaming Access to the Entire Gothic Serial Drama In Addition To Bonus Content

MPI Media Group


MPI Media Group, premier independent producer and distributor of films, TV series and specialized programming, today announced a major new avenue for the company: a subscription streaming service of one of its crown jewels – DARK SHADOWS. The gothic TV series, which MPI has distributed for decades on VHS and DVD, will be available for the first time in its entirety for unlimited streaming, beginning October 31, 2017.

The new streaming service will give fans access to the entire original series at www.darkshadows.tv, as well as exclusive bonus content and behind-the-scenes archival footage. Subscribers also will get a first look at the DARK SHADOWS feature-length documentary due out in 2018.

Fans can have streaming access to the series at a subscription price of $7.99 a month, or $79.99 a year. The company is offering a free 14-day trial. Customers signing on before November 22, 2017, will be entered in a contest to win a free lifetime subscription to the complete series at www.darkshadows.tv.

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