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The first official trailer for Highest 2 Lowest has been released, giving fans a look at Spike Lee‘s remake of the Akira Kurosawa crime thriller. The film follows the story of Denzel Washington‘s David King, a reputable music mogul who is targeted with a ransom plot and ends up in a life-or-death situation.

The trailer captures the moment he goes from handling his music business in the Big Apple to receiving a phone call from A$AP Rocky‘s Yung Felon, an aspiring musician who has taken extreme measures to get David’s attention. Felon has kidnapped King’s son and demanded $17.5 million for his return.

“I gotta feed the streets, my lady and a newborn kid, and I ain’t tryna go back and do another bid, ya dig?” Felon says over the phone. David responds, “I know what it is to risk everything you have for something that you want.”

The full trailer is now available to watch on YouTube.

Highest 2 Lowest is set to arrive Aug. 15 in theaters on Sept. 5 on Apple TV+. Also starring Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, Dean Winters, John Douglas Thompson and Ice Spice, the film marks the first time Lee and Washington have worked together since 2006’s Inside Man.

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The trailer for James L. Brooks‘ latest film has arrived.

20th Century Studios released the official trailer for the upcoming film Ella McCay on Monday.

Emma Mackey and Jamie Lee Curtis star in the new comedy from the director of Broadcast News and As Good as It Gets.

Mackey plays the titular Ella McCay, an idealistic young woman who “juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them,” according to an official synopsis.

“Aunt Helen, I have a ridiculously serious problem and you’re the only one I can tell,” Mackey’s Ella says to Curtis’ Helen in the trailer.

“I’m about to add to your problems, Ella. Your father’s here,” she responds.

An all-star cast including Jack Lowden, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edebiri, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner, Joey Brooks, Albert Brooks and Woody Harrelson also star in the film.

Ella McCay arrives in theaters on Dec. 12.

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Jenna Ortega‘s Wednesday Addams will rejoin her peers at Nevermore Academy this week for season 2 of the hit series Wednesday.

“We’re still with the same cast, and there’s a lot of new faces coming into play, because a lot of people [last season] had unfortunate endings,” Ortega said while speaking with Good Morning America on Monday. “We had such an incredible reaction to the first season that we just wanted to give them something good.”

Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Morticia Addams, is also reprising her role for season 2.

“She’s one of the funniest people I have met. I don’t think she gets enough credit for that. She’s unbelievable,” Ortega said. “If she’s ever not funny, it’s because she needs, like, a piece of chocolate.”

The pair will face off in season 2 in a sword fight scene, which Ortega revealed “was one of my favorite things to come out of the show.”

“The fencing sequence where we just tried to end each other for a good, like, five minutes, it was such a dance that we had to do,” she said.

Two more big names have joined this season. Steve Buscemi is onboard as Principal Barry Dort and Christopher Lloyd, who famously played Uncle Fester in the 1991 film The Addams Family, joined as the longest-serving professor at Nevermore Academy.

“Christopher Lloyd I’m still quite shocked by, I don’t know how to process that, his history in film in general, but then also his relation to the Addams Family,” she said. “Steve I’ve had the pleasure of working with twice now. He’s just a cool — he’s a cool guy.”

The new season of Wednesday will be released in two parts on Netflix, with Part 1 streaming Wednesday, Aug. 6, and Part 2 streaming on Sept. 3.

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It’s almost time to return to a galaxy far, far away. The original Star Wars film, A New Hope, is returning to movie theaters to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Lucasfilm has made the announcement two years before the 50th anniversary of the classic film by George Lucas. “Star Wars: A New Hope returns to theaters April 2027 to celebrate 50 years of a galaxy far, far away,” Star Wars shared on its official Instagram …

A new Zoey Deutch rom-com is in the works, and this time it’s back at Netflix. The actress is teaming up with Nick Robinson to star in Voicemails for Isabelle. The film will be written and directed by Leah McKendrick and follows a woman who copes with her sister’s death by leaving her voicemails where she talks about her life. When the phone number is reassigned without her realizing, an elusive real estate agent starts getting the confessional messages. Nick Offerman, Lukas Gage, Harry Shum Jr. and Ciara Bravo will also star in the film …

A musical about former President Barack Obama is coming to New York City. The show, which is called 44 — The Musical, is coming to play Off-Broadway in the big apple this fall, Deadline reports. According to the show’s website, the musical tells “the story of Obama you won’t read about in history books…because history books are now banned in most states.” …

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Season 7 of The Chi aired its finale Friday on Paramount+Premium. It marks seven full seasons of Hannaha Hall as Tiffany, a role she says taught her how to have “more grace” and “understanding of other people’s journeys”

Speaking to ABC Audio, Hannaha specifically recalls being upset when she learned in a previous season that her character would be in an open marriage, one of the moments it clicked that she was portraying a person outside of herself.

“I just remember having a moment where I said, ‘Hannaha, you know, you have to understand that Hannaha may not do this, but someone else may do it,'” she says. “Our job [as actors] is to basically take ourselves out of ourselves and put ourselves in another person’s shoes.”

As someone who naturally loves “to learn people’s journeys,” Hannaha notes acting is a cheat code to doing just that. “You’re learning from [the characters],” she says. “You’re understanding the decisions that they make and why they made them.”

While Hannaha has learned a lot from Tiff, she says she also learned from the other characters and their storylines.

She shares, “Our show does a great job of telling stories from different walks of life.” 

All seven seasons of The Chi are now on Paramount+Premium; the show’s been renewed for an eighth season.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps held on to the #1 spot at the box office this week, despite a less-than-fantastic week two.

The Marvel film – starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach – suffered a 66% drop from its $117.6 million debut, taking in just $40 million this weekend.

The weekend’s new releases – The Bad Guys 2 and The Naked Gun – took the #2 and #3 spots with $22.2 million and $17 million, respectively. Rounding out the top five were Superman and Jurassic World: Rebirth.

The Alison Brie-Dave Franco horror film Together debuted at #6 with $6.8 million.

Here are the top-10 films at the box office:

1. The Fantastic Four: First Steps – $40 million
2. The Bad Guys 2 – $22.2 million
3. The Naked Gun – $17 million
4. Superman – $13.9 million
5. Jurassic World: Rebirth – $8.7 million
6. Together – $6.8 million
7. F1: The Movie – $4.1 million
8. I Know What You Did Last Summer – $2.65 million
9. Smurfs – $1.77 million
10. How to Train Your Dragon – $1.35 million

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Loni Anderson, best known for her role on the radio station sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, has died. The actress was 79, just a few days shy of her 80th birthday.

Her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, confirmed she died Sunday in Los Angeles after “an acute prolonged” illness.

“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” her family said in a statement.

Anderson played the sexy and smart receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, which aired from 1978 to 1982. The show followed a struggling Ohio radio station as it tried to switch its format to rock ‘n’ roll to boost ratings.

Anderson received two Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nominations for the role.

She was also known for starring in many made-for-TV movies throughout her career, including portraying Jayne Mansfield in 1980’s The Jayne Mansfield Story.

After starring alongside Burt Reynolds in the 1983 comedy Stroker Ace, the two had a high-profile romance. They married in 1988 and divorced in 1994.

Anderson is survived by her husband, Bob Flick, daughter Deidra and son-in law Charlie Hoffman, son Quinton Anderson Reynolds, grandchildren McKenzie and Megan Hoffman, stepson Adam Flick and wife Helene and step-grandchildren Felix and Maximilian.

A private family service will be held at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life at a later date.

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A new series based on the beloved 2006 romantic comedy The Holiday is in the works at Apple TV+.

The Holiday, directed by Nancy Meyers, starred Cameron Diaz as Amanda, a single American woman, and Kate Winslet as Iris, a single British woman.

The two women swap homes during the Christmas season and unexpectedly find love after heartbreak with Amanda meeting Graham, played by Jude Law, and Iris connecting with Miles, portrayed by Jack Black.

The film quickly became a hit and is now a Christmas classic.

The new TV series version of The Holiday is expected to keep the storyline but will introduce viewers to new characters.

Writer Krissie Ducker is set to executive produce, and actor and comedian Rob Delaney is attached to write the new series, which will be produced with Left Bank Pictures.

Deadline was the first to report the news.

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You can get excited, but don’t make a sound.

John Krasinki has announced that A Quiet Place Part III, the fourth film in the A Quiet Place series, will arrive in theaters on July 9, 2027.

Krasinski made the announcement to his Instagram on Friday. He will direct, write and produce the film for Paramount Pictures.

While the plot of the upcoming film has yet to be announced, one can assume it will again follow the alien creatures who have an incredible sense of hearing.

Krasinski is returning to direct after he helmed the first two films in the franchise. Michael Sarnoski directed the 2024 spinoff film A Quiet Place: Day One, which starred Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn.

It is unclear if any of the franchise’s former stars will return for the new movie. Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds co-starred alongside Krasinski in the original 2018 film.

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And Just Like That…, the Sex and the City revival is coming to an end.

The current season of the popular HBO Max series will be its last, concluding in a two-part finale airing in August, series showrunner, writer and director Michael Patrick King announced Friday.

King said he came to the conclusion that the series should end while writing the final episode of season 3, which is currently airing.

“SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” King wrote, referring to Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie Bradshaw on the show. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”

And Just Like That… debuted in December 2021. It follows the New York City-based group of friends made famous on Sex and the City as they navigate “the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s,” HBO Max said at the time of the show’s debut.

In addition to Parker, returning Sex and the City cast members Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis starred in the show.

Parker, Nixon and Davis each took to social media Friday to post about the announcement of the series’ ending.

“I am profoundly sad. I love our whole beautiful cast and crew. 400 artisans working so hard on our show with deep love,” Davis wrote. “And to our loyal fans, we love you forever and ever.”

Parker shared a video montage on social media of clips from the show, along with a tribute to her character and the show.

“Carrie Bradshaw has dominated my professional heartbeat for 27 years. I think I have loved her most of all,” Parker captioned the video. “I know others have loved her just as I have. Been frustrated, condemned and rooted for her. The symphony of all those emotions has been the greatest soundtrack and most consequential companion. Therefore the most sentimental and profound gratitude and lifetime of debt. To you all.”

Parker added that both she and King saw “this chapter [as] complete.”

She concluded with a special message to fans, writing, “I hope you love these final two episodes as much as we all do.”

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