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This Week In Trailers: Barbershop Punk, Bhutto, Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws, Making The Boys Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Trolls 3 Will Return The Franchise To Theaters In 2023 Since Troll dolls are clearly immortal, it’s only fitting that their movie franchise continues to live forever. The inspiring adventures of Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake), two trolls who live in a magical musical kingdom, will continue on in a currently untitled third film in the franchise. Hoorah? While the main cast members are assumed to reprise their roles, there’s no official word on anyone’s return, including franchise director Walt Dohrn....

TV Bits: More ‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ Possibilities, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Finale Trivia, ‘Devils,’ Unexpected TV Ratings In this edition of TV Bits: Ash vs. Evil Deadbrought Bruce Campbell back to the role of iconic Ash Williams more than two decades after he last strapped on the chainsaw arm. But it seemed that as soon as we saw him back in the monster-fighting role, Campbell was done for good, retiring from the role at the end of season 3....

Twilight Film Clip Unveiled At Comic Con Summit Entertainent’s Comic Con panel had segments forPush,Knowing, andTwilight. After Alex Proyas spoke for a few minutes aboutKnowing,Twilightwas next, but even before the moderator could announce who was coming on stage, the audience erupted in the endless screams of pubescent females. It is difficult to understate the volume and ferocity of the piercing shrieks that filled the hall. Me, Vic Holtreman fromScreenrantand Eve fromGeeksofdoom(both sitting next to me) had to cover our ears to contain the aural damage....

Walmart Will Convert Parking Lots Into Drive-Ins This Summer, Teams With Tribeca For Touring Screening Series Growing up as a teenager in the South, I had a few friends who would occasionally congregate in the local Walmart parking lot, because sometimes it didn’t feel like there was anywhere else to go or anything better to do. Now 160 Walmart parking lots across the country will become gathering places for folks who are desperate to get of their houses during the pandemic....

Watch: Merida From ‘Brave’ Arrives On ‘Once Upon A Time’ Merida is blazing trails all over the place. TheBraveheroine was the first Pixar character to become an official Disney Princess, and now she’s going to be the first Pixar character to show up on ABC’sOnce Upon a Time. A new promo video teases her appearance, where she’ll be played byAmy Manson. Get your first look at theOnce Upon a TimeMerida after the jump....

‘Bodyguard’ Trailer: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Richard Madden Leads Explosive Netflix Series What happens when a secret service agent is assigned to protect someone with political views he absolutely despises? That’s the elevator pitch for a new TV drama calledBodyguard, which is coming to Netflix in just over two weeks. The show, which starsRichard Madden(Robb Stark fromGame of Thrones) andKeeley Hawes(High Rise, MI-5), is already a smash hit in the United Kingdom, and it’s easy to see why: the trailer for the first season makes it look like an explosive series that could easily become the subject of your next binge session....

‘Collateral’ Trailer: Carey Mulligan Heads To Netflix To Solve A Murder Everyone wants in on that sweet Netflix original series action, includingCarey Mulligan. TheDriveactress is the latest big name to appear in a Netflix series as she headlinesCollateral, a new drama which originally debuted on BBC Two. Below, theCollateraltrailer sets up the central mystery of the show: the murder of a pizza delivery driver. WhileCollateralisn’ttechnicallya Netflix original, it still gets to tout that much-desired Netflix seal as the show washes up on American shores courtesy of the streaming platform....

‘Euphoria’ Special Episode Trailer: You’re Getting More ‘Euphoria’ Even Before Season 2 Premieres Euphoria, HBO’s hit series that looks like it’s designed for people much younger than me, is coming back for a second season. But before season 2 arrives, HBO is bringing not one but two different special episodes. One will be a Christmas episode arriving in December, and we’ve got our first look at that via a new trailer below....

‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Sequel Officially Needs A New Director Since even before the release ofFifty Shades of Grey, there was conflict evident between directorSam Taylor-Johnsonand the novel’s authorE.J. James. Once the film was released, despite its success, that conflict became one of the defining conversations about the movie. Sam Taylor-Johnson quickly seemed like she was distancing herself from the series in general, and specifically that she was increasingly less interested in directing the sequel....

‘HarmonQuest’ Trailer: Dan Harmon Brings His Role-Playing Games To Life If you’ve watchedCommunityorRick and Morty, or you listen toHarmontown, then you know that television creator, writer and producerDan Harmonis a huge nerd. He loves sci-fi and fantasy and one of his many geeky vices is role-playing games. However, if you’re not a good friend of his, that doesn’t mean you may’t enjoy his role playing adventures. HarmonQuestis a new series coming to the online comedy streaming service Seeso that lets you watch Dan Harmon playPathfinderwith some of his comedian friends, including the likes ofPaul F....

‘Hook’ Honest Trailer: Steven Spielberg’s Least Favorite Steven Spielberg Movie There have been countless adaptations ofPeter Panover the years, but undoubtedly the most beloved take on J.M. Barrie’s classic fantasy is actually a sequel from directorSteven Spielberg. Hooktakes the story of Peter Pan and basically forgets about the whole thing. Well, at least it makes it so that Peter Pan himself has forgotten all of his adventures in Neverland, opting to become a stressed out, grumpy business man named Peter Banning played by a totally clean shavenRobin Williams....

‘Jurassic World 2’ Casts ‘The Get Down’ Star Justice Smith; Bryce Dallas Howard Gets More Sensible Shoes Jurassic World 2has been out looking for potential dino chow, and now it’s honed in onJustice Smith. The young star of Netflix’sThe Get Downhas just been cast in theJ.A. Bayona-directed sequel, joining franchise newcomersRafe SpallandToby Jonesand returning starsChris PrattandBryce Dallas Howard. Oh, and speaking of Howard, she’s got some good news coming her way, too....