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Roman Polanski Settles 1973 Underage Rape Case Before Heading to Trial

©Roman Polanski : Wanted and Desire A rape charges against director Roman Polanski have been dismissed and he will no longer have to face a trial, which had been scheduled for August of 2025. Polanski, now 91, fled the United States after he admitted to statutory rape charges against a 13-year-old girl in 1973. He…

[TRAILER DEBUT] Netflix’s Cobra Kai S6 Pt 2 Releases on November 15

©Courtesy of Netflix Big news for the Miyagiverse: The second part of Cobra Kai’s sixth and final season is coming soon. While the conclusion of Season 5 and premiere of Season 6 show the Valley in a state of peace, you can rest assured that cracks will form in fragile relationships, as tensions rise and stakes…

Takeru Kobayashi Video Interview: What is the Secret to Big Eating?

  Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi (小林 尊) is a Japanese competitive eater, described as “The Godfather of Competitive Eating”, he is a six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Born in Nagano, Japan, he won the 2000 Japanese variety show TV…

‘Conclave’ Director Edward Berger on Making an Intense Vatican Thriller… and Jason Bourne!

After his previous film, All Quiet on the Western Front, won multiple Oscars, director Edward Berger had many options ahead of him, but he decided to direct an adaptation of Daniel Harris’ bestselling book, Conclave. Adapted by Oscar nominee Peter Straughan (Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy), Conclave stars Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, who…

Cast Expanded for Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’ Series, Starring Florence Pugh

©In the Time It Takes to Get There Filming of Netflix’s seven-part series based on John Steinbeck’s East of Eden novel has gotten underway in New Zealand. Florence Pugh, who is playing the leading role of Cathy Ames, will be joined in the cast by Joe Anders, Ciaran Hands, Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton, and Joseph…

Gladiator II : Training Featurette : Starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington

Paramount Pictures has dropped this brand-new featurette for Gladiator II which is directed by Ridley Scott and starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington. In order to make it out of the gladiatorial games at the Colosseum and fight in the war, the stars of Gladiator II had to put in a lot of…

NYCC : The Electric State / Q&A with Actress Millie Bobby Brown, Actor Chris Pratt and Directors Russo Brothers

©Courtesy of Netflix The Electric State is a spectacular adventure from the directors of Avengers: Endgame set in an alternate, retro-futuristic version of the 1990s. Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Damsel) stars as Michelle, an orphaned teenager navigating life in a society where sentient robots resembling cartoons and mascots, who once served peacefully among humans, now…

NYCC: Sweetpea Interview with Actress/Executive Producer Ella Purnell

©Courtesy of Starz Humanizing a sinister anti-hero who’s pushed to the edge after being ignored and dismissed throughout their lives can be an emotional journey for both a performer and their audience. That’s certainly the case for actress Ella Purnell‘s protagonist of Rhiannon Lewis in the new dark dramedy television show, Sweetpea. The series is…

2024 Chicago Japanese Film Collective Full Lineup Announced!

    2024 Chicago Japan Film Collective Full Lineup Announced! Greetings from beautiful Chicago, where fall is in full bloom! We are delighted to announce the full lineup for the 2024 Chicago Japan Film Collective (CJFC). This year’s festival, centered around the theme of ‘Co-existence,’ will feature 11 films, including 2 theater screenings and 9…

Mike Flanagan Reportedly Working on ‘Carrie’ Series for Amazon MGM

Mike Flanagan at N.Y. Comi-Con, Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki  Director Mike Flanagan is reportedly working on an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Carrie as an eight-episode series for Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadline, Flanagan will serve as writer and showrunner for the project and share the executive producer role with Trevor Macy of Intrepid…

‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’: A Touching Tale of Growth and Survival

©Blue fox Entertainment  It’s no secret that some of the most awesome animated films on the planet have emerged from post-WWII Japan. While Kensuke’s Kingdom is not a Japanese production per se, it is based on a novel by a British-born author who includes the story of a soldier from Nagasaki in his engaging narrative….