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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has ordered a 10-episode third season of Castlevania , its dark medieval fantasy based on the classic Konami video game. Season 2 of the toon series started streaming last week. Penned by author and prolific comic book writer Warren Ellis,  Castlevania follows Trevor (Richard Armitage), the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, who is trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepes (Graham McTavish). But… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2qnpbAg

(Welcome to  Not Dead Yet , a feature dedicated to new Blu-ray releases and what special features you should be excited about. Because yes, some of us still like to own physical copies of our movies.) Here are the new Blu-ray releases and their special features you should check out this week and beyond. Incredibles 2 Now Available on Digital, Available on Blu-ray November 6 Fans waited 14 years for a sequel to Pixar’s  The Incredibles , and they finally got it in the form of  Incredibles 2 . Was it worth the wait? Sort of!  Incredibles 2 is bursting with jaw-dropping action beats – scenes where character zoom about the digital landscape at break-neck speed, sweeping us right along with them. These moments are what make the movie so special, and they’re also what director Brad Bird excels at. But  Incredibles 2 is also bloated, and for a film that features so much action, it’s weirdly inert. That’s not to say the film is a wash. The cast – particularly Holly Hunter as Helen

EXCLUSIVE : Here’s the first footage and promo for animation Watch The Skies , voiced by  Sean Bean ( Game Of Thrones ), Sam Claflin ( The Hunger Games ), Gemma Arterton ( Quantum Of Solace ), Asa Butterfield ( Ender's Game ), Laura Haddock ( Guardians Of The Galaxy ), David Fynn ( Doctor Who ) and Chris Obi ( Snow White And The Huntsman ). TriCoast Worldwide has boarded international sales (excluding China) and will be shopping at the AFM. Set for release in 2019, the family film follows… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2ES0CFC

EXCLUSIVE : A day after 89-year old iconic South Boston mob boss James (Whitey) Bulger was beaten to death — his face reportedly pummeled beyond recognition by prisoners with mob ties and a grudge — in a West Virginia prison, I asked Scott Cooper how he would script Bulger’s headstone. While several major movies and TV productions were built around composites of Bulger – Jack Nicholson's performance in Best Picture winner The Departed and the James Woods arc in Ray Donovan … from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Q4fdyS

Following the monstrous success of  Halloween , we may see the return of the ’80s scream queen. And  Nightmare on Elm Street   star  Heather Langenkamp  would be open to being a part of that wave, confirming that she would gladly reprise her role as Nancy Thompson in another  Nightmare on Elm Street sequel. Heather Langenkamp originated the role of Nancy Thompson in 1984’s  A Nightmare on Elm Street , going on to reprise the role in  A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and (kind of) in  Wes Craven’s New Nightmare , where she played a version of herself. She’s a certified ’80s scream queen who, she told Entertainment Weekly , is now waiting by the phone for a call about a  Nightmare on Elm Street sequel following the box office success of  Halloween : “I’m sitting here like any other scream queen in Hollywood, hoping that they revive their franchise. I’m not alone! I know of lots of other horror heroines who have this little bit of spring in their step thinking about the

Richard Madden might be best known in the US as Robb Stark, the ill-fated king-in-waiting of Game of Thrones ‘ first three seasons. But that may be about to change with the arrival a week ago on Netflix of Jed Mercurio ’s  Bodyguard , the BBC hit action drama, which became a national sensation on its release in August. When the finale aired in late September, some 11 million viewers were hooked , with the show capturing a 47.9% audience share in Great Britain. Even politicians… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2yISce7

The Los Angeles Film Festival just moved to a fall slot this year, and now Film Independent says it is ending the fest after 18 years and will replace it with “year-round events aimed at building community and broadening its support of visual storytellers.” The nonprofit arts organization also will eliminate three full-time staff positions. "We took a hard look at the healthy growth of Film Independent's year-round programs and events over the past six years: the Spirit… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2qtfeS1

The rom-com is back in full force! Kind of. The long-slumbering genre is still just getting back on its feet thanks to a few runaway hits in theaters and Netflix, but already Hollywood is ready to make fun of it. Rebel Wilson and Liam Hemsworth star in Isn’t It Romantic , the meta-comedy directed by  Todd Strauss Schulson , the guy behind 2015’s surprising horror takedown Final Girls . See the  Isn’t It Romantic trailer below. Isn’t It Romantic Trailer Check out the trailer for @RebelWilson ’s new movie, #IsntItRomantic . Oh hey there, @LiamHemsworth . pic.twitter.com/8ec3u1eIxG — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) October 31, 2018 We couldn’t have a good old rom-com Renaissance without a satire or two along the way. Because nothing’s funnier than Liam Hemsworth falling for Rebel Wilson? I guess?  Isn’t It Romantic stars Wilson as a cynical New York City architect who, after getting knocked out by a mugger, wakes up to find that she is living in a romantic-comedy — and worse

(This is a refreshed version of the original ranking, which ran last year. Since then, Shudder has more than doubled the number of exclusive movies in their library.) Any “horror fan” who isn’t planted A-Clockwork-Orange- theater-style in front of AMC’s shriektastic Shudder streaming service needs to change that malfunction immediately. I say this as an addicted subscriber myself. You’ll finally have the opportunity to watch all those “classic” genre films your pretentious cinephile friends wax so poetically about. I know you’re here for my ranking of every Shudder original (we’re only ranking the movies, not their TV shows), but hold your undead horses. We’ll get to the clicky-baiting in a second. First, let me start with a preface. Shudder deserves all the credit in the world for their current library and support of indie horror filmmakers trying to sell the obscure. From festival darlings to forgotten premieres, Shudder is building a diverse, something-for-everyone catalog of

Fox has given a put pilot commitment to Let’s Spend the Night Together, a one-hour dramedy inspired by the French series Quadras, from Californication creator Tom Kapinos , Empire director and executive producer Sanaa Hamri , Endemol Shine North America and 20th Century Fox TV, where Hamri is under an overall deal. Written by Kapinos, inspired by the French series Quadras from Endemol Shine France, Let’s Spend the Night Together is described as a structurally inventive… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2AE9tGM

Fox has set a premiere date for They Fight , a documentary about one of the nation’s top youth boxing programs, which not only helps young athletes pursue their dreams in the ring but also steers them away from the pitfalls that led to Coach Walt Manigan’s imprisonment. Watch the first trailer above. Produced by Common , the film is the latest in the Magnify series and will debut November 11 on Fox, following a limited theatrical bow in New York and Los Angeles two days… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2qniPAU

"Where did he get all that money?" You don't want to know the answer. An official trailer has debuted for a documentary from China titled People's Republic of Desire , all about the live-streaming phenomenon that has taken over the country. This doc film won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at the SXSW Film Festival this year, anda lso the Grand Jury Award for International Documentary at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Made by documentary filmmaker Hao Wu , the film follows three young characters – a singer, a comedian, and a migrant worker – as they search for fame, fortune and real human connection in live streaming. There's an immense amount of fame and fortune in the live-streaming world, and this film looks at both the good and the bad. It seems to be a scary cautionary tale of how self-absorbed society has become, and how superficial everyone (and everything) is in this hyper-connected, internet era. Here's the trailer (

"You'll be safe - just stay inside the circle." We've saved the best for last…! After posting a bunch of horror shorts throughout October, one of the best shorts has debuted online just in time for Halloween. Salt is the latest horror short made by filmmaker Rob Savage , with his writing partner Jed Shepherd . The two last made the highly successful Dawn of the Deaf , a zombie movie told entirely in sign language. Salt is a two-minute horror short about a mother protecting her sick daughter - using a ring of salt. Starring Alice Lowe , Beau Gadson , and James Swanton . It's incredible how much they pull off in two minutes, with all of the elements (concept, production design, cinematography) working in harmony to make this instantly iconic. Thanks to everyone on Twitter for the tip on this one. Short description from Vimeo : "A demonic presence closes in on a mother and her sick daughter. Their only protection - a ring of Salt." Salt is directe

"Extinction happens in front of our eyes." Save the animals! They are important, too. An official trailer has debuted for the documentary The Last Animals , the feature directorial debut of renown photojournalist Kate Brooks . The Last Animals follows the conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and criminal networks to save elephants and rhinos from the edge of extinction. It's a film about how important it is to fight back, to organize systems of defense and to mobilize people in order to save the animals that are threatened by ever-greedy humans who want them dead for their own gain. This is similar to the other doc The Ivory Game about elephant poaching, and just as powerful. These films are so important and show how incredibly passionate people are fighting to save what truly matters, even putting their own lives on the line. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Kate Brooks' documentary The Last Animals , from YouTube :

ABC has handed a script commitment with penalty to Maybe You Should Talk To Someone , a drama series project based on writer and therapist Lori Gottlieb ’s upcoming memoir, from Maggie Friedman ( No Tomorrow ),  Eva Longoria and 20th Century Fox TV where Longora’s UnbeliEVAble has a deal. Penned by Friedman,  Maybe You Should Talk To Someone  is described as an addictive character drama about a gifted therapist, accustomed to helping other people navigate their messy lives, who… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Jslj9H

A long-lost music video for “A Nightmare on My Street”, the Nightmare on Elm Street -inspired song from DJ Jazzy Jeff (AKA  Jeff Townes ) and The Fresh Prince (aka  Will Smith ), has surfaced after 30 years, and we have it just in time for Halloween. The video was thought destroyed after New Line Cinema sued the artists’ record label, but you can watch the video below right now. Nightmare On My Street Video The other day, never-before-seen images surfaced from the long-lost “Nightmare On My Street” music video. At the time, I reported that the general public had never laid eyes on the video, and likely never would. But I spoke too soon! The video has surfaced just in time for Halloween, in all its ’80s glory. Since this is transferred over from a VHS, it’s not the best quality. But beggars can’t be choosers. Overall, this is a blast from the past. Watching the video above feels like discovering lost treasure. We never thought this day would come! The original plan was to include

NBC's This Is Us (2.1, 8.80M) and The Voice (1.6, 8.83M) maintained 100% of previous week's demo rating on Tuesday, while growing in viewers. This is Us was the night’s  top show in the demo, dominating Big 4 competitors by a 110% margin. NBC’s New Amsterdam (1.3, 6.79M) retained 100% of last week's fast affiliate stats in the demo, to take 10 PM by a 44% margin, also copping a three-week high in total viewers. Halloween themes suited ABC’s sitcoms Tuesday, though lack of… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2yJz28d

EXCLUSIVE : Grindstone Entertainment Group has struck a deal with Clay Epstein's Film Mode Entertainment for North American rights to Yale Productions' crime-thriller  Crypto . Beau Knapp ( Seven Seconds),  Alexis Bledel ( The Handmaid's Tale) , Kurt Russell ( The Hateful Eight),  Luke Hemsworth ( Westworld),  Jeremie Harris ( Legion)  and Vincent Kartheiser ( Mad Men)  lead cast in the story of a young anti-fraud agent (Knapp) tasked with investigating a web of corruption in his remote… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2OfyaNv

Less than a week before the mid-term elections , political TV advertising is setting records for both volume and negativity. Total political ad spending will reach $6.75 billion in 2018, research firm PQ Media predicts, with about half of that going to television. A study released Tuesday by the Wesleyan Media Project finds the number of congressional and gubernatorial ads has spiked 59% over levels of the previous mid-term, in 2014. During the current season of quarterly… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2CUGcJl

A lot of eyes are trained on   Birds of Prey , Warner Bros.’ first all-female superhero team in its DC Extended Universe, anchored by fan-favorite villain Harley Quinn ( Margot Robbie ). So how did the relatively unknown filmmaker  Cathy Yan land the job, beating out several other directors in the process? “I did my homework,” the  Dead Pigs director explained in a new interview unveiling her pitch process. That, and she used am unexpected pitch method that included an unusual sizzle reel that wowed the Warner Bros. boardroom. As soon as Yan read the  Birds of Prey script by  Christina Hodson , who is also writing the Batgirl movie, she knew she had to direct this movie. So she researched up and prepared a unique pitch that could put her above the other directors jostling for the job, Yan revealed in an interview with Deadline . “I wouldn’t say it was easy, but it was relatively painless and straightforward. I immediately loved the script and it felt like something I could real

EXCLUSIVE : Alice Eve ( Star Trek: Into Darkness ) is joining Lana Condor, James D'Arcy, Laura Harrier, Charlotte Le Bon, Mena Massoud, Alex Pettyfer and Benedict Samuel in anthology sci-fi movie Warning . The series of interweaving short stories follows different characters in a future Earth. Agata Alexander will make her feature debut on the project based on an original screenplay she wrote with Rob Michaelson and Jason Kaye. Cybill Lui is producing through her banner Anova… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Jt4Xhb

Vice Media  president  Andrew Creighton  has left the media company nearly a year after reports that he had paid a former employee who said she was fired after rejected his sexual advances. A New York Times story examining the workplace culture at the boundary-pushing millennial news organization revealed that Creighton had paid $135,000 to settle a claim brought by the former employee, according to documents viewed by the publication. The executive was placed on leave in… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2PwYYxg

FX is getting into the Halloween spirit by releasing two very quick  What We Do in the Shadows TV series teasers. Based on the hilarious horror-comedy from  Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement , the series follows a group of vampires living together in Staten Island. Watch the  What We Do in the Shadows TV series teasers below. What We Do in the Shadows TV Series Teaser  What We Do in the Shadows TV Series Teaser 2 These clips are  very brief, but they’re the first official footage we have from the eagerly anticipated FX series.  What We Do in the Shadows is an American TV adaptation of the film of the same name, and based on these clips, the series will emulate the film’s brand of humor. Rather than a straight-up reboot, the series is going to focus on a new group of vampires living together. The bloodsuckers in the film dwelled in New Zealand, while these nosferatus spend their time on Staten Island. The series stars  Kayvan Novak  ( Danger Mouse ),  Matt Berry  ( Toast of

The critical response to Universal /DreamWorks/Participant Media’s Green Book   has been so ecstatic following the film’s play at fall festivals such as Toronto and London, that the studio is now launching the Peter Farrelly-directed drama on Nov. 16 in limited release in roughly 20 markets before breaking wide on Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving. Originally,  Green Book was set to go wide, all in, on Nov. 21. Green Book  won the Grosch People’s Choice Award at TIFF, which… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2CUztzq

EXCLUSIVE : David Thewlis has been set to star in Oscar nominee Atom Egoyan 's latest feature, Guest Of Honour . Thewlis will be joined by Laysla De Oliveira and Luke Wilson in the father-daughter drama. From a script by Egoyan, filming begins on November 5 in the Toronto area. The Film Farm's Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss are producing; Egoyan is also producing for Ego Film Arts. Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, Sebastien Beffa and Noah Segal are exec producers. Elevation Pictures… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2PwzJLp

Leslie Odom Jr . is set to star and executive produce a family comedy, which has received a put pilot commitment at ABC . The project hails from Kerry Washington , writer Saladin K. Patterson ( The Last O.G., The Big Bang Theor y) and ABC Studios where Washington’s Simpson Street banner is based. Written by Patterson, the untitled project is inspired by the experiences of real-life power couple Pastor Touré Roberts and Pastor Sarah Jakes-Roberts. Leslie, played by Odom, and… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2RukSyF

Stephen King ’s Joyland is in the works for the small screen. Freeform has put into development Joyland , a series based on the King novel, from writers Chris Peña ( Jane the Virgin) and Cyrus Nowrasteh (The Stoning of Soraya M.) and Bill Haber’s Ostar Productions ( Valor). Joyland tells the story of Devin, a college student who takes a summer job at an amusement park in a North Carolina tourist town, confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child and the… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2qlXk3y

EXCLUSIVE : In May 2017, Deadline broke the news that Zach McGowan ( Black Sails, Shameless ) had been cast as the lead in Gabriel Robertson 's historical drama Ni'ihau , based on the true story of a WWII confrontation on the titular Hawaiian island. Almost immediately, there was strong reaction to the fact that the part of real-life Hawaiian native Ben Kanahele had gone to an American actor, amid calls of whitewashing and what Ni’ihau producer Ken Petrie says was “a tidal… from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Qa1BlV

George R.R. Martin , perpetual procrastinator and author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, has  not  revealed the  Game of Thrones prequel title for HBO’s upcoming series. Despite Martin’s claims and despite what you may have read elsewhere, The Long Night is not the official title for the new show. Yesterday, we wrote about how Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts was cast in a lead role in the untitled Game of Thrones spin-off, which is set to take place thousands of years before the events of the current show. Martin shared the casting news in a post on his blog , where he referred to the show as “The Long Night”, a reference to a period of Westerosi history during the Age of Heroes when the White Walkers emerged for the first time and faced off against the First Men. We reached out to HBO to see if this title was official, and they quickly responded: “The Prequel pilot remains untitled.” Here’s how the wires probably got crossed: back in June, Martin wrote another entr