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Elizabeth Banks to direct Lord & Miller thriller Cocaine Bear

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One of the most intriguing film titles of recent memory, the thriller Cocaine Bear, has landed a new director as Universal is calling upon Elizabeth Banks to tackle this upcoming project. Little is known about Cocaine Bear, even though the title instantly conjures up some unique visuals. We do know however that the script takes […]

HBO Max orders two seasons of Clone High revival

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After announcing a revival of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s cult adult animated series Clone High last year, HBO Max has announced a two-season order of the upcoming series as part of a bigger push for animation on the streaming service. “It is a tremendous privilege to build on the 100 year plus legacy of ‘cartoons’ at this […]

Movie Review – Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

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Penguins of Madagascar, 2014 Directed by Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith Featuring the voice talents of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare. SYNOPSIS: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius […]

Channing Tatum to re-team with Lord and Miller for mystery Universal Monsters project

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Channing Tatum looks set to tackle one of the iconic characters from the Universal Monsters catalog, but not in the way you’d expect. Deadline reports that Tatum will star in the film, where he’ll reteam with Phil Lord and Chris Miller in the upcoming genre-bending project. Sources close to Deadline note that the film is […]

Apple TV+ reveals ensemble cast for Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s murder mystery comedy The Afterparty

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Apple TV+ has revealed the ensemble cast for The Afterparty, a murder mystery comedy series from Chris Miller and Phil Lord (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse). Created by Miller, The Afterparty is an “eight-episode single camera comedy series is set at a high school reunion afterparty. Each episode will feature a retelling of the same night told […]

Ryan Reynolds, Paul King, Phil Lord and Chris Miller to offer Everyday Parenting Tips

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Ryan Reynolds is teaming with director Paul King (Paddington) and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) for an adaptation of Simon Rich’s (An American Pickle) satirical New Yorker short story Everyday Parenting Tips. According to the trade, the project follows a father whp “offers advice on what to say when their […]

MTV is rebooting Clone High with original creative team

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MTV Studios has announced that it is set to reboot the cult animated series Clone High, reuniting with creators Phil Lord, Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and Bill Lawrence (Scrubs) to reimagine the satirical adult animation. “We thrilled to reunite with Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence to re-imagine this cult classic as […]

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producer teases “new groundbreaking art techniques” for the sequel

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While we know the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2018 Oscar and Golden Globe-winning animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, is currently in production at Sony, one of the film’s producers has teased the follow-up film is evolving the development on the unique aesthetics and art style. Taking to Twitter, producer Christopher Miller teased the development […]

First trailer for animated comedy Connected pits a family against a robot uprising

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Sony Pictures Entertainment has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming animated sci-fi comedy Connected which follows The Mitchells as they take the ultimate family road trip, only to find their plans disrupted by a tech uprising, forcing them to work together to save the world; check it out here… When Katie Mitchell (voiced by […]