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Warner Bros. has officially dropped the red-band trailer for Mortal Kombat II, and it’s giving fans the tournament they’ve been waiting for. The sequel to the 2021 reboot will hit theaters exclusively on October 24, 2025, and it promises more brutal action, higher stakes, and fan-favorite fighters—plus a big spotlight on Johnny Cage, played by […]
Updated with the trailer. The truth cuts both ways in The Knife, a psychological thriller from first-time director Nnamdi Asomugha, co-written with Mark Duplass. Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival—where it won Best New Narrative Director and Best Cinematography—The Knife follows Chris, a construction worker and devoted father, whose dreams of building a better life […]
Two fan-favorite faces from the small screen have made it official. Power Book II: Ghost star LaToya Tonodeo and Found actor Arlen Escarpeta tied the knot on June 29 in an intimate, unplugged ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in California. The couple, who have kept their relationship low-key for years, exchanged vows in front […]
One of Showtime’s longest-running shows and its longest-running Black drama is still on the rise. The Chi is delivering one of its strongest seasons yet. The midseason episode of Season 7 drew 1.78 million cross-platform viewers within just three days, Showtime confirmed — a 23% jump from the season-to-date average of 1.45M viewers over the […]
Netflix’s upcoming romantic comedy The Wrong Paris finally has a release date — and a first look of the Miranda Cosgrove-led project with an unexpected love story set in Paris… Texas. Netflix has officially set the release date for its upcoming romantic comedy The Wrong Paris, starring Miranda Cosgrove. The film will premiere globally on […]
Netflix has officially released the teaser trailer for the long-awaited final season of Stranger Things, and it promises an epic, emotional showdown to close out one of the most iconic TV sagas of the last decade. The End Begins in 1987 Set in the fall of 1987, the final season finds Hawkins in ruins following […]
Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the first trailer for After the Hunt, a gripping psychological drama from Oscar-nominated director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Challengers), led by Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, and Andrew Garfield. Set against the backdrop of a prestigious college campus, After the Hunt follows Roberts as a tenured professor whose […]
Netflix’s upcoming comedy Little Brother just got even funnier with a new round of casting. Saturday Night Live standout Ego Nwodim has officially joined the ensemble alongside Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Organized Crime), Sherry Cola (Joy Ride), Caleb Hearon (Sweethearts), and Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age). They’ll appear alongside previously announced leads John Cena […]
Lil Mama is teaming up with star Jason Mitchell for the gritty new action-thriller Mercy Mercy Me, written and directed by Wes Miller (A Day to Die). Set in 1985, the film follows two reformed outlaws—Mercy (Lil Mama) and Khaos (Mitchell)—who are reluctantly pulled back into the criminal underworld they left behind. Their final job […]
Kelvin Harrison Jr. is the latest to join Alpha Gang, an alien invasion comedy from the minds of David and Nathan Zellner (Sasquatch Sunset). He’ll appear alongside a stacked ensemble that now includes Chris Pine, Lily-Rose Depp, Doona Bae, Cate Blanchett, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, and Riley Keough. Alpha Gang follows a squad of alien […]