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Cate Blanchett Plays a Famed Journalist With a Secret in Apple TV’s ‘Disclaimer’

The trailer is out for Apple TV’s original series Disclaimer. Cate Blanchett stars in the drama, portraying journalist and documentarian Catherine Ravenscroft.While Ravenscroft herself is famed for her investigative work, she is revealed to be harboring a dark secret dating back to her teenage years as a man named Stephen Brigstocke (Kevin Kline) begins sending the journalist threatening letters.In the trailer, Ravenscroft unravels as she seeks to cover up the secret that has resurfaced in her adulthood.Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Catherine’s husband Robert, while Kodi Smit-McPhee plays Nicholas, the couple’s drug-addled son. Rounding out the main cast are Louis Partridge, Lesley Manville and HoYeon Jung.Watch the official trailer for Disclaimer above. The 7-part series premieres on Apple T...

Kyle Chandler Cast as Hal Jordan in DC and HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ Series

Friday Night Lights' Kyle Chandler is set to portray Hal Jordan in DC and HBO's upcoming series, Lanterns.The news was revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, noting that the show will see Hal Jordan "reluctantly mentoring" John Stewart — a younger Lantern who was one of DC's first Black superheroes. "The story sees the two characters investigating an Earth-bound murder with larger implications," the report read, adding that the series will have a tone to similar to True Detective.The actor who will play John Stewart is yet to be announced, however DC is supposedly interested in a "young, more fresh-faced actor" as an opposite to Chandler.Chandler landed the role after DC initially planned to cast a movie star like Josh Brolin, who passed on the opportunity. There was also speculation that the...

The Menendez Brothers Tell Their Story For the First Time in 30 Years in New Netflix Documentary

Netflix has unveiled the official trailer of The Menendez Brothers, an upcoming true crime documentary that will hear Lyle and Erik Menendez tell their side of their infamous criminal case for the first time in 30 years.Calling straight from Donovan Correctional Facility, the brothers will revisit the infamous night they murdered their parents, Kitty and José Menendez, in 1989. The Menendez Brothers will feature extensive audio interviews from both Lyle and Erik, the lawyers involved in the trial, journalists who covered the case, jurors, family and "other informed observers" who will provide "new insight and a fresh perspective" on the divisive case. The trailer hears those involved touch on the actual trial, the evidence and the effect of modern-day social media as the new generation sta...

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to Star in Film Adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are set to star in the upcoming adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel, Wuthering Heights. A project from MRC and LuckyChap, the film scores an A-list pairing and marks LuckyChap and Emerald Fennell's third collaboration together.This upcoming feature film of the iconic romance novel by Brontë comes after LuckyChap also produced her recent black comedy psychological thriller Saltburn and Promising Young Woman, which won Fennell and Oscar. Robbie is slated to play Catherine Earnshaw while Elordi will star as Heathcliff. Fennell is writing, producing and directing the film which is set for pre-production in the U.K. in 2025. The original novel by Brontë was published in 1850 and follows the story of two families, the Earnshaws and the Linton, as they go t...

Everything Coming To and Leaving Max in October 2024

With September coming to an end, Max has unveiled its slate of new programming for the spooky month of October.Leading the Halloween festivities is the arrival of A24 and Ti West's MaXXXine, as well as the premiere of the Max Original Salem's Lot and M. Night Shyamalan's Trap. Also joining the streaming service this October are the likes of The Franchise, Breath of Fire and fan favorites such as 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street, 1984's Dune, The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 and more.Check out the full list below.TITLES COMING TO MAX IN OCTOBER:*This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to changeOctober 121 Jump Street (2012)22 Jump Street (2014)A Day in the Country (1950)A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)A Nightmare on Elm Street ...

Florence Pugh Stars in Action-Packed Trailer for Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts*’

Marvel Studios has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming movie, Thunderbolts*. Based on the Thunderbolts comic, the film sees a group of antiheroes employed by the government to carry out missions.The trailer offers a preview of the action with Florence Pugh starting as Yelena Belova, a member of the Thunderbolts trained as Black Widow. David Harbour appears as Alexei Shostakov, a Russian super-solder who doubles as a father figure to Belova.“There is something wrong with me… an emptiness,” Belova says in a voiceover.Starring alongside Pugh and Harbour is an ensemble cast consisting of Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Geraldine Viswanathan, Lewis Pullman and Olga Kurylenko. Jake Schreier, with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige producing.Watch the of...

Questlove Set To Direct Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary

On the 21st night of September, the six-time Grammy winner and Academy Award-winning director Questlove announced that he would be directing a documentary on the definitive music group Earth, Wind & Fire as his next project. Arguably one of the most prolific music groups of all time, the documentary aims to spotlight Earth, Wind & Fire's cultural significance in both music and beyond, exploring their journey as artists and what their legacy means to the world. Considered one of the most critically and commercially successful bands in history, Earth, Wind & Fire has sold over 90 million records with 11 consecutive albums hitting gold or platinum, won six Grammy Awards and are responsible for timeless hits like "Let's Groove, "September," "Shining Star" and more. Questlove took t...

Watch the Teaser for Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Season 2

Squid Game season two is on the way, arriving on December 26. Netflix has dropped a teaser for the highly-anticipated second run of the elimination-style survival drama, which made its debut in 2021.The first season of the South Korean show left off with Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae) seemingly gearing up to enact revenge on the game’s organizers for the death of his allies.In the teaser, another iteration of the game is underway as a group of guards in red jumpsuits enters a room. Another cut sees a masked figure enter a room, where individuals on computers appear to be working on orchestrating the game behind the scenes.“We’re ready to start the game,” a guard says.Seong Gi-hun also returns, pointing a gun at one of the masked guards.Watch the new teaser for Squid Game season two ...

‘Saturday Night Live’ Announces Hosts and Musical Guests for Season 50

Saturday Night Live has revealed their first five list of hosts and musical guests for their 50th season. In an Instagram post, SNL is kicking off next week, on the last weekend of September with Jean Smart and Jelly Roll. In the weeks following are Nate Bargatze and Coldplay, Ariana Grande and Stevie Nicks, Michael Keaton and Billie Eilish and John Mulaney and Chappell Roan.Starting on September 28, Jean Smart and Jelly Roll make their SNL debuts. Comedian Nate Bargatze is returning as host as are Coldplay as returning guests. Bargatze first made his hosting debut last October. Ariana Grande has been an SNL favorite, and joining her is Stevie Nicks who last performed on the show in 1983. Eilish is a SNL regular and music's breakout star Chappell Roan will make her SNL debut this season.Ta...

Ella Purnell Plays a Serial Killer in Dark Comedy Series ‘Sweetpea’

Ella Purnell has been on a roll over the past year. After her breakout in Yellowjackets, the actress voiced a character in an episode of the superhero show Invincible and made her debut as Lucy MacLean in the live-action adaptation of the post-apocalyptic game Fallout.Purnell now stars as Rhiannon Davis in Sweetpea, a forthcoming dark comedy series from Sky Atlantic. The “coming of rage” show is based on the book of the same name by CJ Skuse, adapted for the screen by Kirstie Swain.Davis seemingly lives an ordinary life working as an office manager but quietly harbors rage against those who have wronged her over the years. A chance encounter with a stranger leads to her embarking on a frantic killing spree.The show is based on the book of the same name by CJ Skuse, adapted for the screen b...

Lady Gaga Shares New ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Trailer

Ever since director Todd Philips announced that Lady Gaga would star alongside Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to Joker (2019), major excitement has built among both DC and Gaga fans. Now, ahead of the film’s fast-approaching October release, Gaga has posted a new trailer across her socials to give fans a taste of what’s in store for her role as the Harley Quinn-inspired character Lee.Across this new trailer, viewers get a better look at Lee, Gaga’s character. In contrast to Margot Robbie’s over-the-top performance as Harley Quinn in the Suicide Squad franchise, this cinematic universe portrays Lee/Harley as an unsuspecting woman who gets swept away in the Joker’s antics, ultimately becoming his partner in crime. When production began in 2022, it was teased that a musica...

Charlie Hunnam Cast as Ed Gein in New Season of Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ Series

Charlie Hunnam is set to portray murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein in the third season of Ryan Murphy's Netflix anthology series, Monster.The news was announced during the Los Angeles premiere of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story — the second season following DAHMER. Hunnam's role, Gein, was also known under the names the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul as he terrorized his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957. He was found to be exhuming the corpses from the graveyards and creating keepsakes out of them, and he also confessed to killing two women but authorities believe he was responsible for other killings.Prior to Hunnam's portrayal of Gein, however, fans of the anthology series can stay tuned to The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The show, whi...