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The third and final season ofDerry Girlshas an American release date.TVLinereports that the series, which starsSaoirse-Monica Jackson,Nicola Coughlan,Jamie-Lee O’Donnell,Louisa HarlandandDylan Llewellyn,will be available on the streaming platform on October 7. Netflix’s official Twitter posted a tweet stating it was hard to say goodbye to the show, saying the “final season of our belovedDerry Girlsarrives October 7 on Netflix (outside The UK & Ireland).” Last fall, creator and writer Lisa McGeeconfirmed on Twitterthe third season would be the last, and that it was always the plan to have the show end after three seasons....

From the biggest TV show of all time to the biggest film franchise of all time,Kit Haringtonis joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Deadline reports that theGame of Thronesactor, who played fan-favorite hero Jon Snow in HBO’s juggernaut fantasy series, will be making his next film in the MCU. Beyond that, it seems we’re all Jon Snow a the moment: We know nuthin’. The report comes with on further details on which film he might join or which hero he might play, but reportedly Harington is set to “join one of Marvel andKevin Feige’s superhero franchises....

From indie, low-budget horror films, to modestly budgeted, studio-backed horror remakes, directorAdam Wingardhas made a name for himself among the genre community over the last decade or so. The standout thrillerYou’re Nextput Wingard on people’s radar, as did his segments in the anthology horror filmsV/H/S,V/H/S/2, andThe ABCs of Death, the 2014 original thrillerThe Guestand the 2016 remake ofBlair Witch. Now, Wingard has been tapped by Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. to helm his biggest film to date:Godzilla vs Kong....

A24 has unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming crime thrillerGood Time. The film hails fromHeaven Knows WhatfilmmakersJoshandBenny Safdieand starsRobert Pattinsonas a robber who finds himself desperate for cash when a botched robbery lands his younger brother in prison. The events take place over the course of one night on the streets of New York City, but as you can see from the trailer, there’s a hypnotic vibe to the proceedings, as Pattinson’s character grows more and more desperate....

Spoilers ahead forCaptain Marvel. Typically, in a Marvel movie, heroism is defined as self-sacrifice to save the world. Most Marvel heroes reach the climax of the movie, and in a moment of humility and selflessness, they risk their lives to protect others. And there’s nothing wrong with that being a definition for heroism. But it’s also a broad and repetitive way to depict a hero, and thankfully,Captain Marvelbreaks free from that mold by giving specificity to Carol Danvers’ (Brie Larson) actions....

A sequel to the Emmy-winning sitcomHow I Met Your Motherhas just been given a straight-to-series order at Hulu. The series, calledHow I Met Your Father, will starHilary Duffas Sophie, a mother telling her young son the story of how she met his dad. Sophie will be navigating life in 2021 with a group of friends, who have yet to be cast, and there’s no word yet on if Duff will also serve as the narrator....

Pennywise is back and more vicious than ever before inIT Chapter Two, directorAndy Muschietti’s followup to his record-smashing 2017 adaptation ofStephen King’sIT. Set up 27 years after the events of the first film,Chapter Twopicks up with the adult Losers club –James McAvoy’s Bill Denbrough,Jessica Chastain’s Beverly Marsh,Bill Hader’s Richie Tozier,Jay Ryan’s Ben Hanscom,James Ransone’s Eddie Kaspbrak,Isaiah Mustafah’s Mike Hanlon andAndy Bean’s Stanley Uris – when the child-eating creature known as It returns from slumber with a rather literal vengeance....

Jackass Foreverhurled all competition, includingRoland Emmerich’sMoonfall, into the air in a Porta Potty this weekend, debuting with an estimated $20.7 million across three days. The slapstick comedy film, which gives the genre a rather literal twist, made almost twice as much as the disaster dramaMoonfall, which is estimated to make between $10 million and $12 million. Strung together by increasingly dangerous stunts performed by a bunch of brave performers,Jackass Forever,which arrives over a decade after the last main entry in the long-running franchise—and almost a decade after 2013’s spinoffBad Grandpa—now qualifies as a legacy sequel....

WithSonic the Hedgehog 2now in theaters,Jim Carreyfinds himself back in once familiar territory as the king of the box office. While the last decade plus has seen him take a bit of a step back from the limelight he once dominated, 2018’sSonic the Hedgehogwas seen as a comeback, a return to form for the comic mastermind audiences love so much. That love started for most way back in 1994, giving Carrey one of the most successful years any actor has ever had....

[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for True Detective: Night Country.] Written and directed byIssa López, the fourth season of the HBO crime anthology,True Detective: Night Country, is all about mood and atmosphere, from the dark and frosty nights to the hints of supernatural and horror. At its core is the uneasy partnership between Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), the investigation of the disappearance of eight men who were operating the Arctic Research Station in Ennis, Alaska, and how that connects to the murder of a local Indigenous activist....

John Wayne’s films are often celebrated for the epic proportions he made of the larger-than-life American heroes he portrayed.His cowboysrode across the American country like they owned it, his soldiers were lethal, and his lawmen and outlaws were compelling, if not charismatic. When his character demanded a jilted lover,Wayne went to great lengths of ruthlessnessto mark his territory. However, a few roles in his career came not from this careful selection but from happenstance or necessity....

If you’ve seenJustice League, you’re now well aware that the baddie that finally brings this team of superheroes together is none other than Steppenwolf. Indeed, instead of going with a major comics name or a character we’ve seen before in the DC Extended Universe, directorZack Snyderand his team opted to bring Steppenwolf (voiced byCiarán Hinds) into the fold as the villain who squares off against Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Flash (Ezra Miller), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), and yes, Superman (Henry Cavill)....

On the last day of CinemaCon 2017, Fox took the stage and world premiered a ton of awesome footage from their upcoming films includingJonathan Levine’sSnatched,Ridley Scott’sAlien: Covenant,Matt Reeves’War For the Planet of the Apes,Matthew Vaughn’sKingsman: The Golden Circle,Hany Abu-Assad’sThe Mountain Between Us,Francis Lawrence’sRed Sparrow,Kenneth Branagh’sMurder on the Orient Express, andMichael Gracey’sThe Greatest Showman. Shortly after the presentation ended, I recorded a Facebook Live session with Peter from/Filmto talk about all the films and our thoughts on the footage....